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To: SandyInSeattle
My daughter is 14 and we can't wait until she's 18.

Hang in there, Sandy. I'm sure you're taking nothing for granted, and not caving to her claims of "You don't trust me!"

I like Dr. Laura's advice:
Let them know that nothing in your house belongs to them, including so-called "privacy," and that they are guests in your home until they are 18, at which time they are free to earn their own whatever.

22 posted on 11/11/2003 5:05:44 PM PST by b9
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To: doodlelady
LOL! Yes, she's thrown the "you don't trust me" line at us before. To which we agree... we don't.

So far she hasn't had the guts to really screw up, but she's laying the groundwork. We're hopeful she'll get a clue before she does something life-changing, in the meantime we exercise constant parental vigilence.

One funny note: yesterday my husband was driving her and her friend around and the friend remarked that her mother was "in her business". My husband inserted himself into their conversation and informed them both that as long as they were minors, everything was mom's "business". They were quiet after that. ;-)

47 posted on 11/12/2003 8:12:10 AM PST by Not A Snowbird (One of Those Dreaded Federal Employees)
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