Parent Trap

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Dear Readers,

Raising teens is without a doubt the hardest job in the world.

But when you finally see that they "get it", the reward of a job well done is worth all the time, trouble, expense, and frustration. 

When my son was 15, I told him that he'd taught me a valuable lesson. Taken aback, he asked me what it was.

I said that I'd learned from him that at 15, you're a genius. Then, with every passing year you get a little stupider until at 58 you're a total idiot.
 

My reward came with his graduation from High School, where he earned a Hope Scholarship.
 

Standing there proudly in his cap and gown, he told me "Thanks Dad!"
 

I was overwhelmed. Those words were all I ever wanted to hear.

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