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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 411050" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>As a mom who has raised three kids to adulthood and has two more teenagers, I really don't think she is acting that out of the ordinary. The more you criticize boyfriend, the more she is going to be drawn to him. I personally made my kids either work part time or do without once they turned sixteen...perhaps you have spoiled her a bit. At eighteen, I wouldn't presume to tell my kids who to date unless the guy was on drugs or a criminal and, under those circumstances, I'm still not sure I could stop what was going on. You can tell her that s he has to earn her own way to college if she doesn't give him up...but she may choose him over college, depending on how much she likes him. I'm not one to exert too much control over kids that age...in my opinion it backfires. They will cut off their own noses to spite YOU. And she's hardly alone. I think most kids her age are that way.</p><p></p><p>If you really want her to get a job and move back home, make boyfriend pay her bills. Cut off the car insurance, the cell phone, anything else you pay for. Once she's gone, in my opinion you no longer support her. Well see how much boyfriend wants to support her! But, again, you may be thinking this is a bigger deal than it really is. It sounds pretty typical teen to me. Also, as stated above, tell her about birth control and try to get her to take it, whether or not she stays overnight with him Unfortunately, the majority of girls her age have had sex.</p><p></p><p>Welcome to the board and I hope you can come to some resolution of your problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 411050, member: 1550"] As a mom who has raised three kids to adulthood and has two more teenagers, I really don't think she is acting that out of the ordinary. The more you criticize boyfriend, the more she is going to be drawn to him. I personally made my kids either work part time or do without once they turned sixteen...perhaps you have spoiled her a bit. At eighteen, I wouldn't presume to tell my kids who to date unless the guy was on drugs or a criminal and, under those circumstances, I'm still not sure I could stop what was going on. You can tell her that s he has to earn her own way to college if she doesn't give him up...but she may choose him over college, depending on how much she likes him. I'm not one to exert too much control over kids that age...in my opinion it backfires. They will cut off their own noses to spite YOU. And she's hardly alone. I think most kids her age are that way. If you really want her to get a job and move back home, make boyfriend pay her bills. Cut off the car insurance, the cell phone, anything else you pay for. Once she's gone, in my opinion you no longer support her. Well see how much boyfriend wants to support her! But, again, you may be thinking this is a bigger deal than it really is. It sounds pretty typical teen to me. Also, as stated above, tell her about birth control and try to get her to take it, whether or not she stays overnight with him Unfortunately, the majority of girls her age have had sex. Welcome to the board and I hope you can come to some resolution of your problem. [/QUOTE]
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