Part of a conversation with a soon-to-be 11 year old:
“I have $800!”
“Wow! Save that money!”
“Well, I don’t get it until I’m 18, but I want it now!”
“Yeah?”

“I need, um… makeup! I need lots of makeup! And clothes, and shoes…”
Of course she does. Sigh. This is a pretty normal response from a tween, but I [...]