First Date: What My Daughter Worried About Most

I was concerned that my daughter was worried about what to do in the dark on a first date. Her fears were far bigger than that.

My daughter skims the surface of her 15th year with humor, a bit of angst and much of the internal awkwardness I remember from that time in my life. She is attending high school and has found her niche in the theater department. Her new friends are lovely. They check in on her when she is absent and one girl even brought her flowers on the final night of her performa...