My teens use me as an excuse to get out of social plans. I'm more than happy to play the bad guy.

My teens use me as an excuse to get out of social plans. I'm more than happy to play the bad guy.

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When I was in 7th grade, the girl who lived across the street reluctantly invited me to a birthday sleepover because our mothers were friends. We hadn't really spent time together since elementary school, and I didn't want to go, but my mother said it would be rude not to attend. I dreaded that weekend for a month; it was just as awkward and uncomfortable as I imagined.

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