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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting -- I wonder if the PPs have teens and live in the DC area.  OP, we also live where a car is needed (although in MD), and I would not buy another car although I definitely would drive my kid to/from work or allow them to use Uber for this.  Traffic is crazy in the DMV and biking 9 miles each way may not be particularly safe.  Also, just being realistic, if you are a MC/UMC family this is likely not going to happen...your DC probably would quit rather than bike to/from work.  Just wanted to let you know that I understand that you are not making excuses. Sorry about the accident, glad your kid wasn't hurt, and focus on having a good last summer with your kid before they go to college![/quote]

I have teens and live in Arlington. About a quarter mile from our home, a woman and her dog were killed a few years ago by a young man who was texting while driving. OP is definitely making excuses, and you are, too.[/quote]

Yep.

[b]My kid would be quitting both jobs and figuring out another source of income for the summer. She would also be expected to figure out and present a plan that showed us that she understood the magnitude of the situation and how she was going to earn back our trust.

This was not a mistake. This was wanton and flagrant disobedience to a public safety law. She's close enough to an adult to feel the pain any other adult would feel.[/b] [/quote]

Yes, this is how we would handle it in my family, too.  No way would I enable the behavior by becoming her taxi.  And I would not let her ride a bike or walk given the description by OP.

This young lady needs to take ownership of her predicament and she also needs to maintain her obligations to her parents by earning the same amount of money she would have with her regular jobs.  She is going to have to be creative and her new plan probably will hurt a little (well, a lot).  Oh well, that's what happens when you are given a responsibility and you mess it up big time.[/quote]

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