Don't do what my mom did and immediately demand/assume that your teens are free, built in babysitters.
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FTR my mom miscarried. It was sad because I was kind of looking forward to it. I would have been more excited about it if, once again, the first comments weren't about me babysitting. Not my kid, not my job. I was 14yo and had every right to feel that way about it. But I'm sure you are a much nicer and respectful person than my mom. 99% of earth's inhabitants are. Congrats on your new babe!
