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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a single mom of a 12 yr old DD. We just spent four hours today going through ALL her clothes, doing laundry and cleaning her room. Although I'm exhausted and it wasn't "fun" we had a lovely time. That's pretty much how most of our time goes. Yesterday we spent seven hours returning holiday gifts, shopping and out to dinner. Also a lovely time. Any time I take DD and a friend somewhere for a few hours, even though her friends are always perfectly well-behaved, it feels like So Much More Work than one child.

DD has an iPod touch and is not allowed to use it after 9:30 and can't use it until all homework is finished. She's not allowed to use it at meals/tables. 
We're close and I try to enjoy that she'll still hold my hand right up until she gets to the school yard. She'll still hug me goodbye there. It may change in the future, but for now we're tight. Last week I walked around the mall with her and her friend and she later told me she was worried it would stink that I wouldn't leave them alone but she was pleasantly surprised that I didn't drag them into boring stores.[/quote]

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