Today I write wearing my Dad hat. It doesn't seem to fit to well anymore. The internal debate is deciding whether that hat has shrunk or my head grew! I've been dealing with Teen Ambivalence for a couple years now. I knew it would come. There are even age-old Biblical passages expressing the understanding that it will happen. Clearly, there are different degrees of Parent-Teen Ambivalence and I think many effected handle it in there own way. My experience is minor but harshly impactful. While I don't have the answers to overcome this dilemma, I have my reasoning and rationale. My first thought, my Teenager is finding herself. Surely, to some degree I'm confident this is the case. We should try to teach them right from wrong. This I firmly believe is our goal as a Parent. I always tried to be Authoritative in that pursuit. By this I mean, I put a lot of thought into not using the phrase, "Because I said so". When I shared my views and insights, with the auth...
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