Editor's note: "To Be a Mom" is an occasional column that examines the challenges of mothering children of all ages. It hopes to grow up to be a regular weekly column very soon. Lady Gaga could not have said it better in her hit song,"Baby, I Was Born This Way,” a melody about self love and acceptance. No concept could be harder to wrap your arms around during the teenage years, not only for kids but parents as well. Somewhere around age 13 most teenagers turn into strangers, creatures that we don’t necessarily embrace or recognize as being our own.  From new friends and hairstyles to wanting…