Teens may have outgrown the kiddie Valentine’s Day card exchange at school, but they haven’t outgrown Valentine’s Day. Instead they are thinking about what gift to get that special person in their life. And I’m not talking about their parents.
My 16-year-old has a girlfriend and I’m dreading the thought of a Valentine’s Day gift for his girlfriend. Not that I’ll be buying it. I just hate thinking of him growing up and being in love. It seems like just yesterday I was trying to get him to drink from a sippy cup. And now he’s sharing a soda at the …read more

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