“Don’t you talk back to me,” my mother said to me. “Don’t you talk back to me,” I said to my children. “Don’t talk back,” I bet you’ve said to your kiddos too. Every mom wonders what to do about talking back. Every mom knows what talking back looks like and sounds like. We move quickly to squash it in toddlers and teens. End it. Redirect it. But in my efforts to stop it, most of the time I missed the hidden treasure. The good God intended to come from the evil. Talking back may be a mom’s best opportunity. …
