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aising teenagers is tough. But being a teenager isn’t easy, either. They’re confused. They’re stuck in a state of limbo between childhood reliance on parents and the vast open world of reliance on themselves in adulthood. They want so badly to grow up, yet they know they still need their parents’ support and guidance. They resent that – they want to be free from the parental ball and chain.

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