There are conversations that, in the deepest recesses of my heart, I'm sort of preparing myself to have with my sweet l'il girl when she's older. And folks, I'm not even talking "the birds and the bees" - a hilarious version of which my immigrant mother thought to try to imbue upon me at AGE 25 (but that's a whole other story to share another time). I'm talking navigating the world of "mean girls" in secondary school, avoiding gossip (or at least trying one's best to), crushes and heartbreaks - that sort of "fun", lighthearted talk. Ugh. Well, recently I got smacked upside the head by … [Read more...]