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When your child questions your life choices

My 14-year-old daughter asked me why I had kids so young and if I think it ruined my life and I do not know how to answer without lying or hurting her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent must navigate their child's growing awareness of sacrifice and regret without damaging their child's sense of being wanted and valued.

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“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”

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