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What on earth did you expect to talk about that you couldn't broach in front of a 15 year old? Your swinging proposition? Your binges? Your new sex tape?

Teens are developmentally ready to talk with adults. I have an 18 year old in college and a 13 year old - they can talk and opine about current events, and they're mature enough to hear about personal struggles (sanitized for the 13 year old). When he was 15, my son would often hang out with the adults, because we have a social circle where he has always been the oldest. So unless his friends were there, he would gravitate towards us, listen nonchalantly and interject perfectly appropriate comments or questions.

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Well, to me it’s sort of similar to hanging out with a friend and a person I don’t know. Or a friend and someone who’s close to someone else I know. [b]I might want to share details about my child or some issue my family is dealing with, and wouldn’t in this case.[/b] Or sometimes, our group can be jokey-snarky about parenting responsibilities, but I’m not doing that with a child present. I don’t want to hang out with a random 15 year old. I’m surprised they came. Maybe because it was on the Dad’s weekend and they didn’t want to leave her alone? Maybe you can plan for days you know she will be gone. [/quote]

So, once in a while you won't turn a dinner into your therapy session.  Is that bad?[/quote]

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