10 Things I Learned About Men by Raising One

Cole is my second born and my only son. In the beginning we were simpatico, but the boy is becoming a man and now, at 14, we don't see eye-to-eye like we once did. We squabble a bit more as he struggles for independence, and he and his father, who used to struggle to find common ground, now bond over things I couldn't care any less about. In watching those changes, some more subtle than others. So I'm on a mission to share with the world the 10 things I learned about men by raising one. - By Rene Syler

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