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Puberty for the Second Time: A Transition Not a Mid-Life Crisis

By Brenda Knowles|2016-02-11T10:13:19-06:00November 25th, 2011|Categories: Emotions and Energy, Parenting, Personal Evolution, Relationships|Tags: Forever, Judy Blume, life transitions, love as an adult, maturing, mid-life transitions, personal growth, Prince, puberty, Purple Rain, teenagers, the 80s|

I'm going through puberty again. No my breasts are not budding and I am not consulting Judy Blume books, but I am transforming into a grown up...again. This time I have twenty years of hindsight and hard-knocks to guide me. This time instead of doing what my friends do, I am out on my own [...]

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