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Is Your Teen “Sh*tting The Nest”? Experts Explain This Behavioral Phase

Carol Yepes/Moment/Getty ImagesWatching all the graduations happen around me has certainly put me in my own feels when it comes to my three daughters. My oldest is nearly 12, so I know her “leaving the nest” is sure to come faster than I can possibly imagine, but does she have to participate in “shitting the nest” on her way out?I know, it sounds horrible — and it kind of is. While we all know teenagers often push boundaries and treat us, their parents, like we’re the dumbest humans that have ever lived, calling this act “shitting the nest” really drives it home. The theory, Reddit explains, i...