Excerpted from Yes, Your Teen Is Crazy: Loving Your Kid Without Losing Your Mind by Michael J. Bradley, Ed. D. (Harbor Press, 2002)
If I could bottle it, I'd be on Oprah. If I could define it, I'd be on the Supreme Court. Like pornography, it's much easier to spot than to define, let alone teach. I can see it when it walks into my office with some families. I can also see the black hole it leaves when it's missing, sucking up all of the warmth, love, and hope in a family. Let me tell you what your kid says about respect.
