Living at Home
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Question for Ex Drug Addicts
Asked by D.S. from Tulsa
on June 26, 2010
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is there anything anyone could have done to get you off of drugs?? my step son has turned to drugs and is 18 he has cut off all communicatioin with the family. but he ...
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- We are right there with you with a few family members. Our best weapon is to: Pray ....Pray....Pray ....Pray ....Pray Put him on prayer lists....prayer chains....
- I know I wouldn't have stopped until I finally decided using was causing more problems than it was solving--and that meant a lot of pain for me and the people around m...
- My heart just broke when I read this. My daughter 4 1/2 years ago at the age of 16 decided our rules (mine and her step fathers) were too tough (we have always been t...
Type of Punishment for 13 Year Old
Asked by D.P. from Detroit
on October 28, 2008
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So our 13 year created his own my space account against our wishes so to speak. he has been begging us for one for a sometime now. We have told him that we didn't ap...
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- Hello D., I believe that you are both right. He set up the page against your wishes, so if he is allowed to keep it what has he learned? That he can get away with it!...
- Maybe since he was begging for myspace you should have sat and talked to him and found out why he felt it was so important. My Daughter is 14 and she has a myspace. It...
- I agree that a punishment is in order because he went against your wishes. But, I think he should be able to keep his myspace account because everyone has one and you...
Moms of Teenage Girls...
Asked by L.A. from Chattanooga
on October 23, 2011
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My daughter, who turned 16 last week, would like permission to go meet a boy who is 18 & lives in the next town over (30 min) whom she has never met before (except on ...
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- I am one of the most open minded on here as far as what I allow and don't allow my daughter to do and to this idea.... ..........even I would say HELL NO to this ide...
- Looking at the majority of responses you have your answer, but I will be another mom to reiterate HELL NO! This is an opportunity to teach your daughter a lesson on h...
- NO NO NO NO NO!! What happened to the boy going out of his way to meet a girl!!! Please do not let your daughter do this. She needs to respect herself enough and have ...
Am I Doing the Right Thing.
Asked by G.H. from Lawton
on June 25, 2008
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I'm retired military. I stayed in the town where my last assignment was located. We moved here in 2002 when my daughter began 7th grade. I didn't plan on staying he...
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- G., Once upon a time, I was the same way your daughter is (for the most part.) I didn't handle my money well and was irresponsible with my time (when it came to...
- I support your decision, G., and will keep you both in my prayers. My daughter is also 18 & it is very hard to let them go. I was a lot like your daughter at her age. ...
- G., I'm writing as a daughter and a mother. I believe you are doing the right thing. I only truly became a responsible adult when I was forced to become one. As a pa...
Seeking Other Moms with Stepkids That Dont Approve and Wont Listen
Asked by C.B. from Boston
on April 4, 2008
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I am in a second marriage with a great man. He has children from a previous marriage. My kids absolutely love him and think of him as Dad. His kids however have never ...
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- Before I responded to this, I read all the responses to date. My first concern is how is it affecting your biological children. They should come first, then yoursel...
- This may sound random, but do you think your stepson might be depressed? A lot of his behaviors are classic signs of depression.
- I have to give advice from the other end of the coin. I have a stepmother that I do not like because she says nasty things about my mother and tries to tell me what to...
What to Do with Teenagers over the Summer?
Asked by S.W. from Columbus
on June 10, 2009
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Hi all,
I have three stepkids (18, 15, and 9 yo) and a fourth-month old son. (All three stepkids live with us full-time.) I just recently became a SAHM when my son wa...
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- If the do not have paying jobs, have them go out and start volunteering around the neighborhood or for people you know that need help. It becomes another reference on ...
- Oh wow, what big age gaps. With friends coming over, maybe set one day a week as 'friend day' where they each get to have one friend over and you get to 'get it over ...
- One of the things that worked for me withfour teenagers in the house all at the same time was to set a schedule. Kids need boundaries no matter what age they are.I als...
17 Going on 18
Asked by S.E. from Washington DC
on April 2, 2008
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HI All,
My son came home from over the weekend and advised me that he cant wait until Sept when he turns 18 so he can go to H2o in Dc with all his friends. He will ...
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- HI Sue I told me son who turned 18 while in 12th grade that the only thing really different for him as long as he depended upon me for just about everything WAS he ...
- Hi Sue, Well, I have been through this situation. I have 3 sons (22, 17 and going to be 18 in October, and 14). My oldest went to H2O in Ocean City when he was 15...
- Before you get into an argument unnecessarily, call the club. Usually the clubs in DC don't let kids under 21 in. The number to H20 is ###-###-####. They may say no ...
Daughter Is 16 Going on 30.
Asked by M.N. from Boise
on February 10, 2008
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My daughter just turned 16 in January. Last her father and I agreed that she could stay with him in Colorado for one year. Her father and I have been divorced since 19...
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- Hi! Sorry, I can't see what other people have written, so hopefully this isn't too much of a repeat. I have an 18 year old sister who's very headstrong. Either you'...
- you need to find out exacly what she means by taking her relationship to a diff level. That could be very scarry. Her dad might think it means one thing and it might m...
- Such a horrible position to be in! How about allowing her to finish out the school year with dad? But making it clear that she will come home for the summer, you miss ...
How to Deal with 18YO Teen Issues ...
Asked by W.L. from Houston
on March 3, 2008
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My oldest daughter turned 18 today. She's a senior in high school, taking second year of Cosmetology thru her school, works about 12 hours a week, loves Cosmo and doi...
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- OK... I was going to leave a really long response to what you're going through, but I can condense this and make it short(er) & sweet. You can have whatever belief str...
- I have older children, too, and a step relationship...the whole nine yards. What I told my two daughters was that as long as they lived under my roof I had 4 requirem...
- UGH! Not and easy issue to face at all... I don't look forward to the teen years, and I have a son! I would suggest that just the two of you go someplace nice and ...
Boyfriends?
Asked by S.W. from Springfield
on January 23, 2012
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Okay so I have 3 daughters and 2 sons. My 16 and 18 year olds have boyfriends, and I was just curious, how much do you incorperate them in the family? Like having them...
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- I'm with you, the more you know them and they are welcomed in your family with lots of family outings, the better, in my opinion.
- Welp, I'm guessing your 18 year old is seeing this from an 18 year olds point of view. "I'm an adult now and I shouldn't have to introduce you to everyone I want to h...
- She is eighteen years old. Everything her parents do will be considered ridiculous at that age :)
