Being a parent in 2025 is impossible. I don't know how to raise an independent kid while also keeping them safe.

The author (not pictured) says parents today are expected to unattainable standards

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• I'm raising a teenager, and I often feel that none of my choices is right.
• Parenting right now often feels like the "Barbie" monologue where we can't do anything right.
• I wonder what he's going to remember as an adult and what he's going to forget.

My teenage son was about to miss a school deadline. We'd spent the last few days mapping out a plan...