What I Want My Teen Daughters To Know About Sex That My Mom Didn’t Tell Me
My mom didn’t talk to me about sex that much growing up. In fact, I think she spelled it out in hushed tones until I was 18, and then we barely…
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Dear Teenager, I’ll Be Standing Right Outside Your Closed Door Waiting For You
Behind your closed door, I stand. Mostly about to burst in with freshly folded laundry or to catch a word of the muted laughter floating through the…
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There’s Always Something Missing When You Have a Teenage Daughter
I stood in the bathroom with only one eye open. In the glaring light coming from above the mirror, one thing was perfectly clear . . . my eyebrows…
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The Friction That Happens Between a Mom and Her Teen Daughter
Last week, I wore my heavy wool socks and snow boots to walk the dog on a cold winter day. In the middle of my two-mile jaunt, I realized my left…
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Dear Daughter: I’ll Never Have Enough Time With You
She slept right next to my bed every night for months, just close enough so I could reach out and touch her tiny body wrapped snuggly in blankets…
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Dear Teen, I’ll Never Stop Saying I Love You
There was a time not long ago when you would turn your head while running into school, a Sleeping Beauty backpack strapped to your small shoulders,…
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Dear Teenage Daughter, It’s OK to Feel a Little Lost Right Now
Everyone is going to tell you this stage of life is temporary. They’re right. It is a small portion of a lifetime even though in the moment it…
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Dear Parents, This is What Your Teenagers Need You to Know About These Tough Years
After 38 years and with infinite humility, I am packing up my therapist’s shingle. I’m not mentioning this to garner fanfare nor kudos.…
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Surviving the Sting of the Cut
“What’s the worst thing that could happen?” I asked my daughter, as I often do when trying to calm her anxiety. Envisioning the worst-case…
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Dear Teens, I’m Sorry You’re Stuck With “That” Mom
Dear teens, I’m sorry you got “that” mom. I’m sorry you got that mom who will always ask where you are going—and actually…
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