God, grant me the serenity to accept that I have teenagers and they are resistant to a mother’s advice,
The courage to provide advice when they really need it,
And the wisdom to keep my mouth shut when they don’t.
pearlsandfire
Observations, realities and foibles navigating life
pearlsandfire 
Sample from this weekend:
Teenager: I want to go to Nicarauga for a spring break service trip.
Parents: How’s the political climate?
Teenager: How can you even suggest that my school would take us somewhere dangerous!
Parents: As long as we are paying, we can ask whatever we want.