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We often associate teenage drama with girls, but I've had three boys and three girls, and I've got to say I remember the time when one of my boys looked at me and just he was crying. He's 14 and he is just crying his eyes out and he said I don't know why I'm crying. It's like dude you're a teenager it's okay. We'll get through this. It happens to everybody, boys and girls. I'm John Fuller along with

Danny Huerta and watching our kids go through the stages, especially when the

emotions are flooded by all the hormones that can be pretty strange can't it

Danny it's strange it's exciting it's at times confusing because you're expecting

something and something else is happening around you and all of a sudden you have a child that can use sarcasm pretty well and then you have a hairy person.

You look down and you go, well that's a hairy leg, that's my son.

And then a low voice, and when you call home,

you go, hey, what man is in my house?

Oh, that's my son.

And then, and then really, I've noticed that my son is taller than me now and that's a weird feeling.

You notice that. I'm sure he reminds you of this somewhat frequently.

Yeah and he tries to wrestle me down now and it is so much fun to this new stage is a lot of fun

but really it comes with a lot of intentional parenting as well

yeah because you have to enter intentional conversations in the car or in places you didn't expect and

you need to grab energy at times at night, late at night, when something emotional has

stirred up, whether it be your son or daughter. Both have all kinds of

emotions going on and some boys may not admit it. This is a great time for

parenting. This is where you bring the Ninja level parenting. I like it.

That's a good way to put it.

And one of the best broadcast guests we've had, especially talking to girls about these changes,

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