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Growing Up At Your Own Pace

Growing Up At Your Own Pace

Both of my girls are growing up at radically different paces and it is confusing as hell.

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Feb 16, 2020
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by Justin Rosario

My daughter Anastasia turns 10 this week. One the one hand, this is a milestone. She's in double digits now. She's on the cusp of hitting puberty. She's one the older kids in her afterschool program and one that the other kids look up to.

On the other hand, she still plays with dolls. She will not go to sleep without Lamby or her other 6…

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