Keyword: parenting

Notes from the Frontlines of Bringing Up Girls

Picture: Inid Cristophe Tomas Moniz - The other day I found myself telling my two daughters, 16 and 14, “Don’t have sex until you’re in your 20s—but here are some condoms!” I’m not sure if there is a better example of sending mixed messages. Let me explain. I had just discovered that my eldest daughter spent the night with her boyfriend. And though I believe that sex is powerful and beautiful and a profound ritual for entering adulthood, I am still a dad, worried about her well-being. I...