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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so happy she wrote that!  She is so far from that and naive.  I am going to tell her this weekend that we will not allowed her to date, go out or what ever it is called until she is 16.  Blame the parent.  Too much can happen at such a young age.  That boy is a pig!
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Mom of a 15-year-old boy and 20 yr. old girl.  I've been there, please please don't do the above.  She will see that you are punishing her for 1. your violation of her privacy, 2. her appropriate disapproval to an inappropriate comment and 3. her lack of experience with jerks like these boys.

Please don't do this.  Confess to reading the text, tell her it won't happen again, talk to her about boys' hormones and maturity in a light-hearted vein so you two can laugh about it, suggest she not go, but let it be her decision, and, if she still wants to go out with this jerk, ask her to tell you how she will stay safe and how you can support it.

The main thing adolescents need and that will keep them safe is to know they are loved, trusted, and supported.

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I seriously disagree. A parent's job is to keep the child safe. My kids have no expectation of privacy when it comes to their phones. We pay for them, plus the children themselves are our responsibility. [/quote]

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