Let me tell you a little story about Cassie, my adopted daughter. I raised her since birth after I found her on my doorstep. She was always the perfect little girl – at least until she hit puberty and at 13 years old she decided that she was going to give me hell. Not to worry is what I said to myself as this is just a phase that she will eventually grow out if, but after a few years went by, I realized that she was not getting any better – she was just getting worst. So, I decided that I was going to put my foot down and do some hard core discipline. I punished her by taking away a lot of her liberties, like cutting her allowance and also her computer and […]