Intro now that I've posted - hello!!

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Registered: 11-06-2003
Intro now that I've posted - hello!!
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Thu, 09-14-2006 - 6:45pm

Hi everyone! I've been lurking here for about a couple of months. I've got 4 DDs. Oldest is 14, then 11, 4, 10.5 months. Oldest DD is basically a good kid, bright, artistic, typical assertive teen. We live kind of in the country. She feels like she never gets to do anything. She's mostly right as we don't live close to any of her friends, and with 3 other younger kids and gas prices the way they have been, who can afford to run her all over the county. She gets to talk to them on the phone, see them at school. We limit her on-line activity as she tends to take everyone at face value and was starting to give out to much information. She's said she talks to some of her school friends on line but is always pretty vague about them at the same time. She's basically a good kid and I don't have any real problems with her. I know I need to start loosening the reigns a little bit, start giving her a little more freedoms, but am unsure where to fit them into our lives. I am married to DH for 4 years. The youngest two are ours, oldest two are mine, and he has 1 that we never get to see (whole loooong story). I work outside the home, 3 days a week, and DH is a SAHD. Oldest two and he actually get along pretty good, and he sees them as his girls. Oldest 2's dad is remarried and I think their step-mom is actually pretty good to them also.

Sorry for the long intro. I thought since I had finally posted that it was about time to say hello!!!

Sallie

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Registered: 02-14-2000
Fri, 09-15-2006 - 9:52am
Hi sallie and welcome to the board!
Pam
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Fri, 09-15-2006 - 8:50pm

Hi there Sallie - what about any afterschool activities?