Aircraft Carriers

A Time to Sharpen · Jun 15, 2023 · 43m · transcript

“I feel the need…the need for speed.” This iconic Tom Cruise line in Top Gun accurately describes the drive that many teenagers feel while they work to create space between their parents and themselves. They want freedom and independence, and they can’t get it fast enough. Parents, on the other hand, bear the responsibility of slowing things down by asking important questions about safety, direction, and destination. This process is normal and healthy.

But with adopted children, the need for speed is combined with the urge to constantly “buzz the tower.” They can’t seem to resist doing things…