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By Leanne Italie / The Bulletin
September 18, 2009
My 9-year-old daughter is experiencing that first blush of puberty. She’s starting to develop but remains more interested in dolls than boys, rocking out to the Jonas Brothers than listening to me yak endlessly about breasts and bad skin and body odor.
But, but, but ... I’ve been waiting for....