Teenagerdom

Holly poured the curved, cooked widgets of pasta into an enormous colander, and the water surged into the sink, sending up a wave of steam from which she recoiled, although in her teenagerdom and desire to cleanse herself, she suddenly realized that this was like a minifacial, and so she leaned over the sink, letting her pores open.

Of course, negotiating with children as they move their way through childhood and teenagerdom takes a variety of skills.