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How much time do you spend every school day with your older teenagers, anyhow? How many hours? And what are you all doing together all evening long? I'm curious. Are you spending 5-11 PM together nightly with your 17 year olds? [b] Today is Monday - what quality things have you done with your high school senior?[/b][/quote]

I'm waiting -- tell me what your evening schedule with your high school senior has been today.

Here's mine:

My kid left the house (before me) to work out, so I didn't see her. I left for work. She came home, showered, changed, and drove to school. School was over at 3:30, she did about an hour of tutoring for NHS and then went to practice until 6:30. Came home at 7, grabbed a quick bite to eat and chatted with me - I saw her for 30 minutes, just long enough to remind her to take the trash out. She's been holed up in her room doing homework where she'll be till probably 10 PM as she has a big group project due later this week and is also writing an essay for a college scholarship application.  I might see her another 30 minutes or so; she tends to want to chat around 11 just as I am heading to bed, probably she'll ask me to proofread her scholarship essay.

So that's it - that's our "time" together - about 30 minutes from 6:30-7:00 and then another 30 minutes 10:30-11:00.

Tell me how your high school senior is spending his or her Monday having quality time with you.[/quote]

Mondays are our easy day but yes, I see mine way more.  Mine doesn’t hole the self up in their room for homework for starters.  [/quote]

I didn't ask you if you saw your teen. I asked you to describe your interaction with them last night. What were your activities with the them.

My senior coukd have sat at the dining room table instead of in her room butbher room has her desk and it's where she prefers to work, so I'm not going to tell her she has to work at the table so I can "see" her. I'd have to sit at the table with her wouldn't I? That's completely nuts. Is that what you are calling "quality time with your 17 year old?" The kid has to be physically present with the parent for it to count?[/quote]

Monday night.  We only have one activity but our world is very different than yours.  Mine don't hide in their rooms.  They enjoy being with us.  Tonight was one activity and tutoring for one subject.[/quote]

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