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[quote=Anonymous]Help me with a dilemma, please. Every summer our family rents a beach house with my SIL's family...we've been doing this since our combined 6 kids were little, and everyone looks forward to it. My kids are 12 and 15; hers range from 13-18. Three of her teens have started drinking and smoking pot...this is not new for the 18 year old, but it is this year for the 16 and 15 year olds. I'm really concerned about keeping this behavior OUT of the house/away from our kids, and I especially don't trust the 16 year old nephew to comply, even if we "lay down the law," which we intend to do. My 15 year old is pretty sheltered and in the "slow lane" on things like this; she doesn't go to parties, and I seriously doubt she's ever been offered a drink or a joint. Any advice on how to keep on top of this? Much as I'd like to follow them everywhere, I don't think that's possible. This is a place where they've had independence in the past to walk down the beach, ride bikes to town for ice cream and so on. Nor do I relish the idea of staying up until 2 am every night for two weeks to keep checking on them in their bedrooms. Nor do I really want my daughter to have to be the police. But clearly it's something along those lines, or calling off the trip, which no one wants. If you'd been through something like this with your/other teens, I'd be grateful for suggestions![/quote]

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