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<blockquote data-quote="Smithmom" data-source="post: 740917" data-attributes="member: 23371"><p>Extend my analogy..</p><p></p><p>If she takes off on the bike heading into a highway you run after her and grab it so she doesn't kill herself. If she takes off down the bumpy sidewalk you let her go though she might get hurt. Which is not doing her laundry, wearing dirty clothes or even living in unwashed sheets for 2 years? Worst case she doesn't make friends because of it? Or is it that you would be embarrassed? </p><p></p><p>The embarrassment is something a parent of a teenager always lives with. We can't control them. Its a common condition for a parent. As parents of difficult kids we suffer from it more than most. This is where we find out who our real friends are. But we can't avoid it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smithmom, post: 740917, member: 23371"] Extend my analogy.. If she takes off on the bike heading into a highway you run after her and grab it so she doesn't kill herself. If she takes off down the bumpy sidewalk you let her go though she might get hurt. Which is not doing her laundry, wearing dirty clothes or even living in unwashed sheets for 2 years? Worst case she doesn't make friends because of it? Or is it that you would be embarrassed? The embarrassment is something a parent of a teenager always lives with. We can't control them. Its a common condition for a parent. As parents of difficult kids we suffer from it more than most. This is where we find out who our real friends are. But we can't avoid it. [/QUOTE]
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