The Scary Mommy Confessional gets tons of submissions from parents of little kids — understandably, because toddlers can be weird, wonderful, and infuriating, all at once. But this week’s roundup focuses on the completely different set of challenges that comes with raising teens. From worrying about whether they’ll make friends and wondering how to dispense advice effectively to realizing raising “big kids” isn’t exactly easy, here’s what 15 parents had to share.

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