Enjoy that you got a good kid.
Don't know what type of slack you want/need to cut her.
Some kids are easier than others. Just watch the stress.

I had an interesting talk with my girlfriend over kids who lost parents. She lost her dad in high school and turn out great, but she has two siblings who struggled. We were talking about this in light of other people we know in similar situations. My DS's 3rd grade class lost 2 dads this year.

We think it's mainly nature, because we can find many cases with shared nurture with totally different outcomes.

What's left to restrict? She does her school work, is active, has great friends and rarely breaks "curfew". I'm not sure what you want...she's on the pill for "medical reasons" but does that mean she not sexually active? That's the only thing I can think of although as a dedicated ballerina I'd worry about eating disorders and cumpulsive behavior.

Aren't there state limits on how late she can drive and how many people are in her vehicle? That's what my parents always went by.

I'll say this about "good," mature kids -- often they lack street smarts. When you live a very careful life, you aren't faced with the kinds of conflicts that arm you for making good decisions in tough times. Set a curfew but say you'll be open to good reasons for extensions.

Anonymous wrote:Sorry. I don't see any "slack" here.

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