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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]17yr old DD got a speeding ticket for going 44mph in a 25mph. She knows she has to pay the ticket(has afterschool babysitting job) but she really doesn't care and doesn't think it's a big deal. I asked why she was in such a hurry and [b]she just shrugged[/b] and said "it's not like I was doing 80, I just didn't realize I was going fast." Husband thinks we should take away the car but s[b]he will be an adult in August and I feel like she needs to manage these kinds of things on her own.[/b] [/quote]

WTF kind of lazy-ass parenting do you subscribe to?!? Do you also shrug your shoulders when you do shit like this, because she must have gotten it from somewhere.

Your daughter would have KILLED someone if she hit a pedestrian going 44 in a 25 MPH--she was going nearly 20 miles over the speed limit.

Your lame excuse that she will be an adult in August seems to neglect the fact that she probably didn't pay for the car she drives, won't be paying for college on her own dime, will not be paying for her own health insurance or car insurance, etc., etc. In other words, she may be legally an adult, but you are still funding her and she is still largely dependent upon you. This means that you are paying for a driver who is reckless and, even worse, doesn't show any remorse or any concern about her terrible driving. Worse yet, perhaps, is the fact that you are willing to let her loose on the street even thought August is still 8 months away. Take that damn car away from her until she's 18, and when she's 18, she can pay for her own car and insurance.[/quote]

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