The author and her daughter (not pictured) have reconnected after the teenage years, which were difficult for their relationship. Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot My daughter Cameran and I had been close all throughout her childhood. When she entered high school and became a teenager, it was a new phase, and we drifted apart. We've finally reconnected, and now, we're friends as well as mother and daughter. My daughter Cameran was an easy baby and an even easier child. She slept through the night and