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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 227250" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Oh, I was the same way with difficult child. She always brought cigarettes home that she was "holding for friends" (yeay, right). I hate smoking and the idea of the kid getting addicted so young so I'd go through her purse and toss them in the trash EVERY TIME. I also cut out her allowance so she had no money until she started to work part-time. Did it stop her? No, but she didn't smoke easily. And actually now she's totally quit--hates cigarettes, so maybe the example worked. If I found stashed booze in her room, I'd toss it out too. Any drugs, I called the cops. But I find I trust my young easy child more and that's because she is always where she says she is and she doesn't stare into my eyes and lie to me and she's never in any trouble (yet). When she's 17, if she's still the same kid, I don't know if I'd drag her home after I said she could go because of the reason I stated above. That's so close to 18 and if the kid has been truthful I'd hate to encourage her to start lying. I really don't know. So far I haven't had a easy child daughter. I do know I trusted my sons A LOT by 17 and didn't question them too hard when they slept overnight at that age. And none of them ever did anything I'd consider wrong (at the ages they are now, they would tell me if they did "Hey, Mom, I really pulled one over on you"). Both boys were over 18 before they even had sex (too bad my daughter was 17 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />). I think it depends on the kid. I have found I had to treat all five of my kids differently. I play it by ear. Right now, I'm Mean Mom to twelve year old because she can't go anywhere unless I know exactly where she's going, who she will be with, etc. etc. etc. and I check. But she's only 12. We'll see about 17. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> JM unpopular opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 227250, member: 1550"] Oh, I was the same way with difficult child. She always brought cigarettes home that she was "holding for friends" (yeay, right). I hate smoking and the idea of the kid getting addicted so young so I'd go through her purse and toss them in the trash EVERY TIME. I also cut out her allowance so she had no money until she started to work part-time. Did it stop her? No, but she didn't smoke easily. And actually now she's totally quit--hates cigarettes, so maybe the example worked. If I found stashed booze in her room, I'd toss it out too. Any drugs, I called the cops. But I find I trust my young easy child more and that's because she is always where she says she is and she doesn't stare into my eyes and lie to me and she's never in any trouble (yet). When she's 17, if she's still the same kid, I don't know if I'd drag her home after I said she could go because of the reason I stated above. That's so close to 18 and if the kid has been truthful I'd hate to encourage her to start lying. I really don't know. So far I haven't had a easy child daughter. I do know I trusted my sons A LOT by 17 and didn't question them too hard when they slept overnight at that age. And none of them ever did anything I'd consider wrong (at the ages they are now, they would tell me if they did "Hey, Mom, I really pulled one over on you"). Both boys were over 18 before they even had sex (too bad my daughter was 17 :happy:). I think it depends on the kid. I have found I had to treat all five of my kids differently. I play it by ear. Right now, I'm Mean Mom to twelve year old because she can't go anywhere unless I know exactly where she's going, who she will be with, etc. etc. etc. and I check. But she's only 12. We'll see about 17. ;) JM unpopular opinion. [/QUOTE]
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