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| Wed, 02-14-2007 - 9:28am |
Hi. I've been reading this board for a while now and have gotten lots of good ideas. My issue is that I have a DD15 who has her first boyfriend (also 15). They are freshmen in high school. We do not allow her to go to her boyfriend's house just to "hang out", even if his parents are home. The only exception is if he's having a group of friends over, and this has only happened once or twice so far. We think it's best if they go out with a group of friends or if he comes over to our house, where we can supervise. My DD, of course, thinks this is way too strict and "everyone else" is able to go to their boyfriend's house. I should add that we are not 100% comfortable with this boy's parents yet. What do you do? I think it's easier to loosen up on the rules than to have to become stricter later on.

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On the other hand... when snooping thru myspace.... I came upon an entry where 2 kids where discussing a gathering at a friends house. One was ribbing the other about being the bathroom for 45 minutes with his GF and having sex on the bathroom floor. It sure sounded like this was a supervised gathering with parents present.
I think that kids at this age will find ways to bend the rules. I don't know what I'll do when the next BF comes along....Pray alot (???!!!)
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