The goal isn’t “let teenagers do whatever they want.” The goal is becoming the person they don’t have to hide from. Getting curious doesn’t mean automatically saying yes. It means recognizing that when your teenager trusts you enough to invite you into conversations about relationships, bodies, consent and sexuality, you have an opportunity to offer something far more protective than control: Connection. Information. Discernment. Resources. And a safe place to come back to. I don’t want a teenag