I was talking to Chelsea a 15-year-old girl a few days ago. She's gorgeous and tall, yet she looked small sitting on my office couch. I asked her what was going on. She looked out the window and said,
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Sometimes the answer is no.
It has to be, if we are going to protect our daughters. This is not the fun part of being a parent.
There she is standing in front of you in her mature grown up body. She tells you, she can handle...
Remember Cyndi Lauper's song from the 80's, Girls Just Want to Have Fun.
You might remember singing that song at the top of your lungs driving to the lake with your friends when you were in high school or college.
But that was along time ago...
Your daughter is going to get upset. The question is how will you handle it?
This is a hard one for moms. We hate to see our daughters unhappy, so we jump in and try to fix it, but we make it worse.
Your daughter needs...