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[quote=Anonymous]I was a goody two shoes who never smoked, drank, had sex, etc. It was mostly because we were absolutely terrified of my psychologically abusive parents. I missed all of the signals that my son was struggling in high school, getting high, going to school high -- because this was so incredibly far outside of my own experience. While it's great to feel all smug and superior that you were perfect child' , it's also really easy to think that your kids are also perfect little angels and miss all of the signals of what's really going on. I wanted to trust my kids since I was basically treated like a prisoner for years. I fought with my husband about ever doing things like putting a phone tracker on their phone. My number one piece of advice would be to attempt to work through your own issues before your kids reach the next stage, and to realize what they are and how they affect your parenting.[/quote]
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