Entering the dating phase of your daughter's life? We are... Each new phase of life for our daughter is a learning phase for me as a parent. Since none of us got a true guidebook to parenting when we left the hospitals with our kids, we are left to figure it out, rely on what we learned from those who raised us, and basically do our best. So... I'm here sharing once again my own "do my best" as we enter this unique time in life that is often spoken of with fear, dread or the "clean the shotgun" stories.