I was 12 years old when life changed in a way I did not have words for yet. That is the age when a girl is still becoming herself. I still needed someone to help me understand my body, my emotions, my friendships, my fears, my gifts, and my future. I needed a steady voice. I needed a woman who could have said, “I have been there. You are not crazy. You are just growing up.” My mom was not there for so many of those moments. She missed school events. She missed heartbreaks. Sh