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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was one of those kids you never had to worry about - polite, smart, responsible, never drank until 21 (rarely do now), good grades, absolutely no drugs, no sneaking out, no lying to parents, no sex, no shoplifting, ect. Basically no drama. And people constantly told my parents that when I went to high school\college I would go totally crazy, especially since I went to a "party school" for college. Never went crazy. My dad often complained to me (in a joking way) since he had to deal with my younger sister doing normal teenage stuff and didn't have the experience from dealing with me.

I realize I'm pretty rare and that my kids will probably be insane.[/quote]

This was me. Levelheaded, responsible focused on my grades and getting into a good college, and with a great group of likeminded friends. So far, dd is the same at 16. My ds is more focused on social pursuits, so we'll see how that goes in a few years.

And yes, everyone assumes that I have my head in the sand. I don't. I'm aware, I check up on plans and texts and social media, I know her friends parents well...and she's honestly a solidly responsible kid.

Every kid is different. You can't assume that they all need the same level of direction and intervention, and most importantly, never assume that the second kid doesn't need more support because the first one didn't. [/quote]

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