Because 15 is damn near 16 and might as well be 18
Ten to Twenty ParentingI am a single mom of two tweenage daughters. My oldest daughter will turn 15 at the end of the week. It’s not really a big deal. You know, as long as I don’t think about it. In...
View ArticleEqually Does Not Always Look the Same
Ten to Twenty ParentingI have two daughters. They are 31 months apart. My oldest just turned 15. (Happy Birthday Murri!) Now that she’s a freshman in high school, and 15, I feel that she’s old enough...
View ArticleThe Things Your Kids Talk About: Dealing With the School Rumor Mill
Ten to Twenty ParentingLast week, my youngest came home and was telling me about her day at school. Usually this conversation consists of funny things the teacher said, some problem she’s having with...
View ArticleWhen You’re Not sure who’s being Punished
Ten to Twenty ParentingWhen you have teenagers, discipline takes on a whole new meaning. As do the ‘crimes’. I mean, when they were little, it was time out, and it could be multiple times a day. Some...
View ArticleComing Face to *Ahem* Face with Teen Sex
Ten to Twenty ParentingIt was almost a year ago that I came face to face, almost literally, with teen sex. Oh, not my girls, but the son of the guy I was dating at the time. He was newly 16, man of...
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