Would you allow your teen to be friends with a teen parent?

[Anonymous]

My teen is 16 the other teen is 17 and has 2 children. Met at summer job.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely! Then she can see how impossibly hard it is first hand.

Not to mention, I'm not too much into the habit of policing my child's friendships. She's a teen mom, not a heroin addict.

[Anonymous]

Is your teen a male or female?

If female, yes if she is very grounded and has goals, ambitions and another set of friends. She could be a good influence on this girl.

If male, no way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely! Then she can see how impossibly hard it is first hand.

Not to mention, I'm not too much into the habit of policing my child's friendships. She's a teen mom, not a heroin addict.

Agree. I was completely celibate until I was 20 because I saw how hard it was for my sister when she became a teen mom. There was no "oh that looks fun!" from me when she was juggling 2-3 jobs at a time while trying to finish college and raise a kid.

[Anonymous]

No. She is 17 with 2 kids?!? She lacks a lot of common sense. I wouldn't want my teen to be friends with someone that displays no common sense

[Anonymous]

What does "allowing" a 16 year old to have a friend from work even look like? You're not setting up play dates.

When I was 16 I knew plenty of teen moms, and was close friends with 2. It worked as a low-budget scared straight program for me, and I didn't even have sex until 21.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your teen a male or female?

If female, yes if she is very grounded and has goals, ambitions and another set of friends. She could be a good influence on this girl.

If male, no way.

Mi agree with this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does "allowing" a 16 year old to have a friend from work even look like? You're not setting up play dates.

When I was 16 I knew plenty of teen moms, and was close friends with 2. It worked as a low-budget scared straight program for me, and I didn't even have sex until 21.

Sweetie some of us actually parent out teens and not just throw in the towel the minute they hit high school hope for the best and ask helpless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "allowing" a 16 year old to have a friend from work even look like? You're not setting up play dates.

When I was 16 I knew plenty of teen moms, and was close friends with 2. It worked as a low-budget scared straight program for me, and I didn't even have sex until 21.

Sweetie some of us actually parent out teens and not just throw in the towel the minute they hit high school hope for the best and ask helpless.

If you were effectively parenting your teen to that point, you wouldn't be so worried about her consorting with someone you deem unworthy. Good parents know that their kids will make good choices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is your teen a male or female?

If female, yes if she is very grounded and has goals, ambitions and another set of friends. She could be a good influence on this girl.

If male, no way.

Mi agree with this.

What if the teen parent was male?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "allowing" a 16 year old to have a friend from work even look like? You're not setting up play dates.

When I was 16 I knew plenty of teen moms, and was close friends with 2. It worked as a low-budget scared straight program for me, and I didn't even have sex until 21.

Sweetie some of us actually parent out teens and not just throw in the towel the minute they hit high school hope for the best and ask helpless.

If you were effectively parenting your teen to that point, you wouldn't be so worried about her consorting with someone you deem unworthy. Good parents know that their kids will make good choices.

Haha that's rich. You're a lazy parent just admit it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good parents know that their kids will make good choices.

This makes me laugh. I had good parents. I definitely made some bad choices! Mostly good choices, but definitely some bad ones also. I wish it were that easy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good parents know that their kids will make good choices.

This makes me laugh. I had good parents. I definitely made some bad choices! Mostly good choices, but definitely some bad ones also. I wish it were that easy!

On average. I'm sure you turned out fine, but your parents actually gave you the opportunity to learn and grow... they didn't whirl their helicopter blades at you when you snapchatted a teen mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does "allowing" a 16 year old to have a friend from work even look like? You're not setting up play dates.

When I was 16 I knew plenty of teen moms, and was close friends with 2. It worked as a low-budget scared straight program for me, and I didn't even have sex until 21.

Sweetie some of us actually parent out teens and not just throw in the towel the minute they hit high school hope for the best and ask helpless.

Well you're rude, condescending, and can't type. So I'm sure your parenting is flawless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good parents know that their kids will make good choices.

This makes me laugh. I had good parents. I definitely made some bad choices! Mostly good choices, but definitely some bad ones also. I wish it were that easy!

On average. I'm sure you turned out fine, but your parents actually gave you the opportunity to learn and grow... they didn't whirl their helicopter blades at you when you snapchatted a teen mom.

Oh, yes, I did turn out fine. I just love PP's smugness that all she has to do is be a good parent to ensure her kids will make good choices. Kids do stupid things all the time.