Mackenzie Carpenter, political and general features writer at the Post-Gazette:
She has three teenagers (16 year old twins and a 14 year old) who
are hugely entertaining but who also drive her nuts. She worries about
everything: their driver's licenses; their taste in music and
clothing; their summer jobs; their manners; their computer habits;
their boyfriends; their girlfriends; their health; their college
prospects... and how empty the house will seem after they're gone.