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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 557565" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Boy I understand your worry, I would be reacting in much the same way. First of all, it sounds like typical teen behavior, which doesn't make you worry any less I know. I agree with SuZir, I wouldn't give up quite yet, whatever she is doing will only escalate if she has no boundaries from you. My first thought is for every minute that she is late, provide that amount of time as a punishment, for instance, 15 minutes late, 15 minutes of no cell phone, or 15 minutes of yard work, or whatever job you can find. 15 minutes of worry is a lot, it seems she should "pay back" that time some how so she is held responsible for her actions. After all, if she had a job and was 15 minutes late, there would be a consequence. The second thought I had was, can you leave work and pick her up each day and bring her back to your work and make up that time somehow? Or can you have a taxi pick her up and bring her to your work? Or someone reliable that you know pick her up each day? You might pay someone a small fee to do it if you knew anyone reliable you could trust. I don't know, to me it sounds like something to nip in the bud rather then allow to expand. You both know she's doing something she shouldn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 557565, member: 13542"] Boy I understand your worry, I would be reacting in much the same way. First of all, it sounds like typical teen behavior, which doesn't make you worry any less I know. I agree with SuZir, I wouldn't give up quite yet, whatever she is doing will only escalate if she has no boundaries from you. My first thought is for every minute that she is late, provide that amount of time as a punishment, for instance, 15 minutes late, 15 minutes of no cell phone, or 15 minutes of yard work, or whatever job you can find. 15 minutes of worry is a lot, it seems she should "pay back" that time some how so she is held responsible for her actions. After all, if she had a job and was 15 minutes late, there would be a consequence. The second thought I had was, can you leave work and pick her up each day and bring her back to your work and make up that time somehow? Or can you have a taxi pick her up and bring her to your work? Or someone reliable that you know pick her up each day? You might pay someone a small fee to do it if you knew anyone reliable you could trust. I don't know, to me it sounds like something to nip in the bud rather then allow to expand. You both know she's doing something she shouldn't. [/QUOTE]
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