“Mom, I don’t want to grow. It hurts.”My son whispers these words one recent evening, while we talk about his growing body. I notice my inclination to remind him of all the good things that will happen in the future and how it’s worth the aches and pains. But that’s not what he needs.Instead, I respond, “I hear you. I believe you. It does hurt to grow. And you don’t want to hurt.”