skyesspot 0 #51 November 8, 2003 Okay, now to answer some of the questions... Quotetell her that if she doesn't start bringing her grades up, she can't jump anymore. She can't jump in Cali until she is 18 QuoteChildren are forever Thanks... i was trying to tell myself i only had two more years... (kidding) QuoteShe can get to school the same way she got to school before she got her We moved outta town. Quotehow much is her car payment/insurance compared to what she's making at work Her part of the car payment and insurance is $200 a month.Life is too short. Don't sweat the small stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith 0 #52 November 8, 2003 Quote . . .and once she and I calm down a little we will talk about what she did and why I now have to do somethings she is not going to like. Sounds like and excellent plan Keith Don't Fuck with me Keith - J. Mandeville Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #53 November 9, 2003 QuoteShe can't jump in Cali until she is 18 BAhhh... Eddie's at Lodi now ;) (((((((Hugs))))))))) dearI promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deronde 0 #54 November 9, 2003 This post is reason 4 (of 32 so far) on my list of why not to have kids... The list of reasons for do having kids is currently 24 long. The day the "do" list gets longer then the "don't" list I'll start thinking about having kids... Major problem with the above: gotta find a partner who'll agree with all this... Edit: Forgot to mention that I have a sister who used to behave in a not to disimilar fashion (just add a shoplifting charge...) and she turned out just fine, she is now very happily maried (ironically enough to a cop) and they have two children (daugthers!!). So there is hope... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #55 November 9, 2003 Sounds like me at 16. When I realized I had some independence when I got my license, I was driving everywhere and got into a lot of trouble, went to a lot of hunch-punch parties, speeding, running stopsigns (really was a "rolling stop"), and I saw the inside of a jail after the State T took me in and called my parents to come get me. I think the jail thing is what straightened me up. Consequence from somewhere else other than my parents. My dad framed the ticket and hung it on the wall for everyone to see. He believed in humility. My mom gave me the "look" of extreme disappointment which killed me emotionally (it worked though). I had very strict parents which I think had something to do with my rebellion stage. My brother at 16 went through all of the same. He and I both straightened out and flew straight and improved our grades in 11th grade and by Senior Year, we had most of it out of our system. The transition from dependent to independence as well as going from middle school to being a cool high school kid and peer pressure were the main reasons. My suggestion however is although you'll have consequences for her radical behavior, make sure she knows how much she's loved and supported at the same time. That's important to a developing teen. I hope it's just a phase...Good luck. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racenic 0 #56 November 10, 2003 Take it from me. TAKE THE CAR AWAY! I was in the same place and I thought I knew everything. I dropped out of high school. (took the GED) Looking back, I wished my parents had taken away the car. Maybe things would have been different. Legs, bicycle, bus, taxi, skates, scooter, other parents is a better solution Nick Nick D The key to Immortality is- first living a life worth remembering” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
