This post deals with suicide and might be triggering for some readers.

The beginning of our kids’ teenage years is a time when we all hold our breath. That child, who once would rush up to show us an interesting rock they’d found, would take our hand to cross the road, would beg for one more story at night, is now no longer a child. We all want to keep that close relationship as they shoot up taller than us and stride towards adulthood, but it doesn’t always turn out that way.

Mamamiaasked parents to tell us about their relationship with their teens. Every story is different. Some will make your heart sing, some will make your heart break.

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