The 10 Things I Say to My Teens When They are Stressed Out

The other day, I was text-talking to my college freshman when she was in between classes. She was using the time to look for shoe boots online and was sending me pictures to get my feedback.

I was asking mom questions like “are they lined?” and “do they have grippy soles?” and then told her to send me the link so I could order them.  A few hours later, I got a follow-up text from her that said, “I’ll send the link later.” Just. That. No exclamation point (“Hey! These shoe boots are going to...