Teenage years are very hard and so we encourage parents stay

relational. The best thing you could do is self-care and stay

relational. That will go a long way. How do we stay anchored in the

storms? And how do we remember who we are so we can remind our

teenagers who they are?

Welcome to Family Life Today, where we want to help you pursue the

relationships that matter most. I'm Ann Wilson. And I'm Dave Wilson and you

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Life Today, Okay, let's talk teenage years. Let's do as a parent. Oh, no. Do you

remember those years? Yes, you do. That was like 15 years ago. Favorite years. Oh,

I love the teenage years. And yet they were some of my most dreaded

mistakes. Yeah, I mean, our listeners have heard if they read our book, they

know about you in the snow banks. Yeah, you don't need to tell the whole

story, but it was it was a first reading time. Okay, so we are with a bunch of

our friends and we're all at this big potluck and somebody says, Hey, somebody's

gonna pray so the entire room is silent. There's probably 30 people. There's

probably 20 kids all from our church. And suddenly you hear someone say, this

food looks like poop. And that's our son. And I give him the highlight. Oh, you

are in so much trouble. So that goes on. I'm totally humiliated later. We're

leaving. And I say, Hey, hun, could you walk your brother put your brother on

your back? Because he didn't bring his shoes for some reason and take him out

to the car. And then again, the room silent, but our son says, I have to do

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