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Fourteen Isn’t What It Used To Be

Yes, my oldest daughter texts, posts, and video chats. Yes, she is acutely aware of when it is “time” to freshen up the wardrobe with a few new pieces from the latest fashion trends. Yes, she often rolls her eyes at my “weird” behaviors. And yes, friends are at the top of her sharing list these days.

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Mother-Daughter Bonding Through Online Gaming?

Driving to piano practice with my 6th grade daughter is one of my favorite events all week. Not quite face-to-face; yet trapped in the car together for 15 WHOLE minutes! I get a quick peek into her world. Who is she hanging with lately? Whats new in school, why is math getting harder?

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Why All Moms Need “Me Time”

Im halfway into my fifth book, GIRLFRIENDS GUIDE TO TEENAGERS, and Im overwhelmed and stunned by the issues and crises that raising teens presents. I started this book five years ago when my oldest child, my first son, was about to graduate from high school and his sister was entering her junior year. I was sure that I knew my subject. If only Id finished the book thenBut, no, I waited to test my theories on my next two kidsanother boy and girlwho were right behind their older siblings. What a mistake!