Father's Attitude: Teen
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17 Year Old Wanting to Spend Way Too Much Time with His Girlfriend!
Asked by K.H. from Wichita
on December 9, 2010
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I need some advice before I do something drastic to hurt my relationship with my 17 year old son! He has had a girlfriend for 6 months now (he is 17, she is 15) and t...
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- Your son is acting like a normal teenager. Why night invite her over for dinner snd a movie. Maybe that way you can get to know her better and spend time with your son.
- my son has been dating his g/f for a year and was 17 when he started dating her. She is a year younger. They spend more time at our house than hers but they both kno...
- What time does he come home during the week nights? Is he doing his homework and overall a good student, etc? If so I wouldn't worry to much, he is almost 18 and just ...
Advice on 15 Year Old Daughter
Asked by A.W. from Dallas
on March 10, 2007
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Hello - I need advice on what to do in a situation regarding my 15 year old daughter. She has been sneeking around behind my back to talk to and to see a boy that her...
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- OK... I was that 15yr old also... I'm telling you now... if she knows that you can see what she is doing on the computer and you know she went out with him then she wi...
- Hi Kelli, I don't have teenage children yet but I can speak from my own experience as a teen. My friends and I all seemed to hook up with boys who were less than d...
- My daughter is now pregnant at 17, and she is going to see just hard being a parent is. My daughter began to sneak around and hand out with the wrong people. The m...
Coping with 17 Year Old That Is Pregnant and Moved Out of State with Her Father.
Asked by L.M. from Spartanburg
on May 4, 2011
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I am a single parent of 3 children (17, 14 and 12). My 17 year old daughter is pregnant and has moved out of state to live with her father. I am heartbroken. Her bab...
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- L., your daughter is almost an adult. She made this mistake on her own, getting herself pregnant. She needs to woman up to her responsibility. That means that she w...
- You sent her away. That is reality, you had your reasons, but you did send her away. She is 17, she can support a child. It will be hard and she will need the help ...
- Sometimes we do and say things in the heat of the moment. But if your finances are strapped as you say, you did the right thing. She does have a dad that she should ...
My 14 Year Old Daughter Has a 16 Year Old Boyfriend.
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on March 26, 2008
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I have a very mature and responsible freshman daughter who has been "dating" a 16 1/2 year old junior. She sees him at school and talks to him on the phone. I have l...
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- Dear J., i ha a hard time understanding what could be wrong with this? Sounds perfectly healthy and normal to me. You say you trst your daughter, so that's great. ...
- Hi J.! Having had teenagers I can tell you that it sounds as if you are making a positive step. If you told her she couldn't see him they would probably just sneak a...
- Just thought I'd throw this in... When I was 14 dating a 17 year old boy, our families of course were skeptical... I ended up dating him throughout high school a...
16 Year Old Son - Dating and Girlfriends ?!!
Asked by H.R. from Anchorage
on June 23, 2011
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My 16 year old son has never had a girlfriend or dated anyone.....that is until today. He met a girl who is one year older than him at a Christian summer camp a few w...
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- 16 is a good age to have a special friend. He is old enough to know what you expect of him. He knows how to say no and stand up for himself. He also knows if he has q...
- He's not too young. Hopefully she expects a kind, thoughtful, intelligent male. If they have interests in common, then he should invite her to do the things they bot...
- Dating is a period where you meet as many people as possible to narrow down what you like/don't like in the search for an eventual mate. At first you should see lots ...
16 Year Old Daughter Pregnant
Asked by L.G. from Dallas
on July 24, 2010
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My 16 year old daughter is pregnant and lives with me. I make a decent income and know I would not qualify. Can she qualify for medicaid or will my income disqualify...
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- Natalie O. is correct. She can at least qualify for the baby, if not for herself. If she does qualify, Medicaid will pay for all her prenatal care and post partum care...
- There's only one way to find out. If she's old enough to get pregnant and she's decided to have the baby then she's old enough to determine how to pay for it. Tell h...
- I haven't read through all of your responses yet, some sound quiet harsh, I'm sorry people can be so rude! anyhow (before I go off on a tangent about their rude behav...
Teen Pregnancy....
Asked by M.S. from Lafayette
on December 17, 2008
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I know a 15 year old that is pregnant by her 17 year old BF whom she has been with for about 7mo. I am not sure exactly what happened, according to her they used prot...
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- Hi M., I see there are already a bunch who have answered this and I am not going to read them just give you my view. The mother is a BAD mother to put such ideas in ...
- She should contact a local Planned Parenthood office or if they have sometimes like Heartbeat. I would think they would be able to recommend someone to help her and s...
- This is a tough situation. THe mother of the daugther does not seem supportive. This does not seem like a situation where anyone will win. The girl needs an advocate t...
Absent Father
Asked by K.L. from Minneapolis
on July 26, 2011
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My son's father has never met my son. He has no interest at all. In fact when I found out I was pregnant, he wanted me to have an abortion, but I couldn't do it. My so...
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- While usually with the best of intentions, i.e., to protect him from being hurt, lying will almost always back fire. If he ever discovers the truth, it will only hurt...
- My kids have an absent grandfather (my dad). They ask about him every now and then and I tell them that he isn't a nice person, some people aren't nice like your dadd...
- Don't lie, your son will figure out the truth eventually and your lie will hurt him deeply. People lie to protect themselves not the person they are lying to. The ...
Teen Pregnancy
Asked by A.Y. from San Francisco
on September 3, 2008
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Has anyone dealt with teen pregnancy and what did you do? We desperately need help!
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- Hello, I'm sure this is shocking news, but take on thing at a time.... first, do NOT let her get an abortion, there are plenty of people wanting to adopt and a baby i...
- I have not personally dealt with the situation. My advice is to seriously consider adoption to a family desperately wanting a child that can offer both a mother and ...
- I have not dealt with it but I know if I did have to I would be upset for the lack of responsibility that was shown as well as what we have taught as far as waiting fo...
16 Year Old Daughter - Moved Out
Asked by C.W. from Los Angeles
on October 1, 2008
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About a month ago, my 16 Year old daughter moved out. One night, during an argument she called her father who I've been divorced from since she was about 2 to pick he...
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- Hi C.: The question here is, who has primary custody of your daughter? If you were awarded custody at the time of your divorce,then until your daughter is an adult,or...
- When my daughter was 14, she decided she wanted to go live with her dad who was not particularly involved in her life. It tore me up also. We arranged a place to mee...
- she will return. She is a teenager and being one. Also, it is not a bad thing, FOR HER, to think of her dad, as a rescuer.As big a dope as you know he is, it is a goo...
