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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD 22 is in her first serious, long-term committed relationship. She is going to meet her boyfriend’s folks for the first time in a week. She is worried because she knows them to be pretty conservative on some matters. I personally am more worried because my daughter is REALLY uninhibited, even around people who are older or who she should respect. She’ll say anything for a laugh or a reaction. Once she announced to her friend’s mother that the mother was “never not pregnant”. Another time she laughingly told a new neighbor that she was “so insane”. I’m scared that she’ll really dial up the rudeness and loudmouthedness with the parents and they won’t be endeared to her. How do I stop this from being an issue?[/quote]

Don’t catastrophize. We all know people and love people who don’t have strong filters. Either your daughter isn’t very attuned socially or she is and she wants to get a reaction from people.

This is who she is and you can give advice if she is open to listening, but you can’t control how she behaves with her boyfriend’s family. And if they end up not liking her that is a data point that she can use to change her behavior or to continue with it. But none of this is in your control. And be open to the fact that they may love your daughter! [/quote]

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