I have noticed it for a year now. But more so this year- the surprises in store- the “growing me” – me as a parent and as a person. It started with an obvious reason. There are phases of change that my daughter has been (and is) going through. The “typical” teenager transformation you know! My cute little caterpillar is turning in to a butterfly- a beautiful one- about to fly with her colorful wings. Well that’s a wonderful (and expected) thing for her, but what’s with the transformation with me? I ain’t no teenager with changing hormones!! Are her hormones controlling my hormones? Is her transformation transforming me? May be it is; may be not! For me, one big change that transpired is in the way I think, interact and communicate with others. Each time I communicate with her or others, I now re-think whether my communication is received the way I “intend” it to be ?! I ...