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Hey Tanu & Manu!
Heard you both on the radio & loved it.
My 12 year old is almost addicted to social
media and it bothers me a lot. I don’t know
how to deal with it. When I get mad at her, she
totally stops listening to me and when I ask her
nicely to stop spending time on social media,
she agrees with me but anyways proceeds to
do as she wants.
Help!
Hey Tanu & Manu!
I have the sweetest wife in the world but
Shilpa
whenever we have a fight, I have to say Sorry
first. How can I make her realize her mistake &
Dear Shilpa, say sorry to me when she is at fault?
We think this is a common problem that Anonymous
current day moms of teenagers deal
with. Dear Anon,
One thing we would like to acknowledge
is, in today’s day and world, social Isn’t having the sweetest wife in the world
in your life better than anything?
media has become an important part If it just takes saying sorry to bring things
of life to stay relevant. In fact, so many
people are making great careers out of back to normal, we say, sign up for it
without a second thought.
social media.
That being said, you could limit the And of course, you can always let her
know later what you didn’t like when the
phone usage hours in a day. That way storm settles down.
you can extend your support to her as
well as make sure her time is spent well And always remember,
Apologizing does not always mean you’re
in doing other stuff too.
Also, remember the more you ask kids wrong and the other person is right. It
just means you value your relationship
to “STOP” doing something the more more than your ego.
they’ll do it. :)
Much love to you Super Mom! XOXO (TA-MA)
XOXO (TA-MA)

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