From Scary Mommy <[email protected]>
Subject How Do I Balance “It’s Safe to Tell Me” With Consequences?
Date February 9, 2026 10:30 PM
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Feb. 9, 2026

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teens are so hard!
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This week, our Ask Scary Mommy feels like it’s personally written for me. The question: How do you make sure your teen knows they can trust you in a crisis — whether that’s when they’ve been out past curfew, or did something they weren’t meant to do — without real consequences? It’s a thought-provoking one, even for those of us who have yet to embark on these years.
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