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If the chore you most need help with (especially since you gave her a car) is driving others around, make chart for the week.

On Sunday, ask her to take on a certain number of shifts, like 5. Talk about which work for her, and which work for you.

What we are experiencing is that our senior has a "once in a lifetime" thing every day or "the last time I am gonna see ____" thing and the emotional draw is real.

If they take a shift to bring sibling to ballet or practice at 4, they can't do the awesome friend thing until 6, but they can still do it. If they can't do both at the same time and awesome friend thing is timing conflict, they better take a morning shift instead.

Your kid may be in a "spoiled era" but they also don't have great planning skills yet and their emotions are stronger than their rational thinking skills.

Don't burn yourself out as a parent and "hate" the last summer you have before college.

I am a little bit hurt my kid is spending so much time with friends and not us, but they also know we are in it for the long haul. 
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