I had my first “boyfriend” at 11.
I remember when he came to our house early one evening. I was there by myself (a pretty common occurrence by that age), and although it was still light outside, I was already prepared for bed.
Our front door had windows set into it, so when the knock came at […]
Some years ago, my mother told me that she was looking forward to when AC became a teen. I truly don’t remember the exact conversation anymore (and I actually think it came up more than once), but the upshot was that I deserved a dose of what I gave her.
Whether I “deserve” it or […]
When Adorable Child (AC) started middle school in the Katy school system this past year, I had a somewhat malicious sense of satisfaction in knowing she has to get up a full hour earlier (6 am) than she had to in elementary school. Given the flack that comes my way from my pre-teen, […]
When Adorable Child was 7, she decided she wanted to change her name to Cynthia.
No… we didn’t know anyone with that name. No… it’s not a family name. It just popped out there one day.
She started writing her name as Cynthia on her school papers, and asked everyone to call her by her […]
As the parent of an increasingly angst-ridden adolescent, I think this was the hardest thing I’ve read in a long time:
When Megan’s mother returned home, she found her daughter crying at the computer. After reading the messages, she criticized her daughter for using inappropriate language, Banas said.
Telling her mom that “I can’t believe you’re not […]