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We tend to forget a lot of the heartache and confusion we felt as teenagers. But we shouldn’t.

The truth is, our kids need us to remember...
They need us to remember what it felt like to have a face full of acne, to question whether we were pretty enough or handsome enough or talented enough or smart enough.

They need us to remember how it felt to wonder if we had what it took to make the team and how embarrassed we’d feel if we didn’t.

They need us to remember what life was like to the halls of middle and high school, how it felt like to be left off the invite list, and how we wanted to stand out and fit in all at the same time.

They need us to remember those initial awkward interactions we had with someone we were crushing on, how much time we spent agonizing over girls or guys, our fear of not getting asked to homecoming or prom, and those crazy intimidating feelings we felt when we first started dating.

They need us to remember how hard it was to pull a good grade, what it felt like to get an “F” on a test after we pulled an all-nighter studying and how we dreaded telling our parents because we were sure they’d never understand how hard our Physics or Algebra class really was.

They need us to remember how liberating and downright cool it felt to occasionally break the rules, even though we knew we’d have to face the consequences later.

They need us to remember how much our friends meant to us, that they were like family to us and how much we wanted and needed our parents to like and accept them.

We need to remember how confused we felt about who we were and how much the future intimidated us, even though we were hell-bent on growing up and being independent.

When we're frustrated, angry as hell, about to lose our ever-loving mind or our teen messes up royally ... they need us to remember BEFORE we react. They need us to remember... ❤

Imagine that you are in a place between Russia and Canada in the Arctic during the day, where there is 24-hour daylight in the summertime. At a certain time, the Moon appears for 30 seconds just above the horizon - which explains it's enormous size - and after it covers the Sun for about 5 seconds - it disappears again! A completely fall-to-the-knees moment

Imagine that you are in a place between Russia and Canada in the Arctic during the day, where there is 24-hour daylight in the summertime. At a certain time, the Moon appears for 30 seconds just above the horizon - which explains it's enormous size - and after it covers the S...

A mom describes her tween son's brain. It's a must-read for all parents. This story originally appeared on 1.05.19It started with a simple, sincere question from a mother of an 11-year-old boy.An anonymous mother posted a question to Quora, a website where people can ask questions and other people can answer them. This mother wrote:How do I tell my wonderful 11 year old....

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