This year, my daughter turned eleven. For me, that means adding a new line item to our household budget. I’m calling it Teenage Fashion Trends that Will Last Approximately Six Minutes.
And on a more serious note, I’ve also put in a call to our pediatrician to ask about Gardasil, the Merck-manufactured Human Papillomavirus vaccine.
Given that HPV is sexually-transmitted, it’s something I wouldn’t have considered for years. There are two reasons I’m making it happen now.