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Facebook - When a Friend is not a Friend.

Courtesy Darren Hester
My high school age daughter has lots of "friends" on Facebook. One young man is always trying to force his political and religious views on others by repeatedly posting offensive comments and putting down those that disagree with him. Let's shovel ...
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Raising Teens - Addressing the Weight Issues.

Tenn Eats
My 17 year old daughter is beautiful and a very normal weight for her age. She looks just great. (When) She weighed in at her annual checkup and was very unhapppy with her weight (she is also an athelete so she has good muscle tone which may add a couple of pounds). Many of her friends aspire to being as thin as they can. I think she understands that she shouldn't worry about it too much, and as a former anorexic myself, I am overly sensitive to her feelings on this, but she immediately asked me to change the foods i buy for the household AND not to discuss it with her. Let's shovel ...
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