This book is about my conversations with my daughter about things I wish I could tell her now if only she will listen. Things I wish she understood now but will probably only do so at 16. These are simple life truths, based on my journey as mother, which I wish someone had told me when I was 16.

And then as she grows into a beautiful young woman, I hope this book will be one she reads and re-reads, each time understanding and imbibing a little more. And will guide her through life.

This book is also about all the mothers (and fathers) out there who share my struggle. In some ways, it is about all daughters and sons, teenage and beyond, who need to know why parents do what they do. These are not parenting skills or techniques, there are others perhaps better qualified to do that.