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[quote=Anonymous]Hi, I'm a teen and I just came across this site because my mom posts here, so I was hoping I could get some advice or thoughts from other moms about something.

I just turned 13 and this year I was hoping to try to look for a job that I could do a few hours after school some days, or at least on weekends. But my mom does not want me to have a job because she says she wants me to "be a kid". To her the only appropriate job is babysitting, but she says it's not safe for me to be at a stranger's house at night so only for family. But, obviously if you're babysitting for family you can't ask them to pay for that.

I was hoping I could get some ideas to talk to my mom about and maybe she would change her mind. A job is good for building responsibility and good habits, it will help me have a good resume for college or scholarships or even other jobs later, and it means I can start to save some money.

So my questions are:
1. Would you let your teenager get a job?
2. If not, what are some reasons you would be against it?
3. Do you think there are any good reasons I can give to my mom that will have her reconsider? Without it being disrespectful or talking back, because that is not a good idea, and starting some sort of argument won't work anyway.

Thank you for any comments! [/quote]

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