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[quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't ban her from seeing these friends.  But I would do the driving (especially the pick ups!) as much as possible to keep a close eye on things.

I would also help her think about making "healthy" or "safe" choices while hanging out with this group.  Lots of kids end up getting sucked into drinking and smoking more than they really want because they don't think they can say no and still keep their friends . . . or because they just don't know how / can't come up with the words to pass in a socially acceptable way.  So help her consider all that.

This is how I navigated things in high school.  I was super risk averse - not interested in drinking because I didn't want to do something I'd regret or generally make an ass of myself.  And I wanted clear judgment in case my ride ended up drinking or anything else went down.  My go-to line was that "My parents would kill me" -- they're super strict and would ground me for weeks on end.  Eye roll, shoulder shrug, etc.  It was just my thing and people got it.

No clue if your DD is truly curious or interested in experimenting with drinking and smoking or if she's just eager to be accepted by this crowd.  But it's certainly worth parsing that out with her if you can.  GL![/quote]

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