Posts by orphie

Thanks, Lizzy, but dad already knows - not the specifics. And dd is informed about safe sex. I have a hard time because I don't want to be her friend - just her mom. And I don't think she wants me as a friend OR a mom. But things...

So true, Red! The second she isn't able to get what she wants when she wants it, she'll be dying to get a job. She acts indifferent, but is already starting to feel the pinch. She wanted some cool new shower gel yesterday, and I told...

Thanks for the advice! But regarding the dildo, I'm just not ready for that, and might never be. Otherwise, my dd and I have always been upfront and open about sex. We do have Our Bodies, Ourselves, and I'm pretty sure she's...

Well, we're really trying not to come down on her hard for the sex part. But she is being punished for the lying and sneaking around. We didn't force her and her boyfriend to break up, but they will be chaperoned for a really long...

Just thought I'd post an update... My dd is still grounded for her surreptitious behavior (until March 13), so things have been pretty calm. We have been talking a lot, just snatches of valuable conversation here and there. She still...

Well, we talked to her Monday. She didn't deny anything. The only emotion she showed was when she was told that her boyfriend's parents wouldn't let them see each other anymore. (They have since relented, although the kids won't be...

Well, we weren't going to tell her about the diary, but we found out that the boyfriend's parents told him about it, so the cat's out of the bag. We will tell her that we only looked after we spoke to her friends' mothers and found out...

Maybe presentation would be a more appropriate word than confrontation. I feel I can't treat this as a woman-to-woman thing - she is not a woman. She also is not a child, I agree. We are trying to find a middle road. We will not...

My son is 13. You bet your buns I would!

Thanks to all of you for your feedback. Let me give you an update. First of all, I'm not going to tell her that I looked in her journal. I don't want to break communication with her, and that would do it. But I will look at it again...