(Update: This was written several years ago; I now have only one teenager left. And yes, the following is truer than ever.) This spring I will have all teenagers for the first time. Four girls. Mine is the world of messy buns and pink Frappuccinos on Snapchat. And I can tell you this is the happiest and easiest season of parenting for me (don’t stop reading!). But behind those four picture-perfect smiles are years of trial and error, of course.  My parenting road is stained w

I called my dad this morning to recommend a great movie I watched last night, The Music Never Stopped . That’s one of the many things my dad and I have in common–movies. We didn’t have TV growing up, but family time often revolved around watching and discussing meaningful movies. I told him the overarching theme of this indie film based on a true story is how to mend or maintain a relationship that involves a clash of worldviews and a wide generational gap. As we discussed th