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Alison perry

“I spent four minutes with my teenager yesterday while I straightened her hair, but now because of this, it's so different...” - Taylor Swift may have just saved this teen and mum relationship

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When your teenager no longer wants to be in the same room as you, it can feel like a dagger to the heart, so Alison Perry - mum-of-three - thoroughly recommends finding a shared love of something – like Taylor – to bring you closer together

Yesterday I spent a total of approximately four minutes with my 13-year-old daughter. Most of that time was spent with me straightening her hair before school. She made her own breakfast, took herself off to school and in the afternoon made her own way to a dance class while I finished work and did her younger sisters’ bath and bedtime before going out myself.

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