If my parents tried that on me, I'd have taken advantage of the situation

Jun 6, 2021
6:50:22am

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For example if I knew something was going on the following week where I wasn't going to be hanging out with friends then I would have come home at 3am knowing that the punishment wouldn't affect me the following week

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15 yr old daughter comes home late

Jimmy Rocket

6/6/21 12:19am

How late?

byubyu

6/6/21 12:27am

45 minutes after midnight.

Jimmy Rocket

6/6/21 12:29am

I would just tell her why you want her home earlier and why you want her to

byubyu

6/6/21 12:34am

It’s time for compromise and conversation IMO. You know best with your own kid,

goose

6/6/21 12:28am

I don’t know quite where I should compromise.

Jimmy Rocket

6/6/21 12:30am

compromise on deciding on the punishment together. Route I’d consider at least

goose

6/6/21 12:34am

Had you told her the specific consequence for missing curfew without calling?

StantonMac

6/6/21 12:34am

I don’t have teenagers yet, but to me it would depend on if this was a 1 time

ballen

6/6/21 12:29am

She’s a good kid. But a little aloof.

Jimmy Rocket

6/6/21 12:30am

I grew up in the middle of nowhere and when I did social things it was often in

ballen

6/6/21 12:35am

15 year olds right now. Killing me.

QBarrister

6/6/21 12:41am

That's why when I was dating I waited until they had a driver's license at least

ryebrye

6/6/21 4:16am

My teens have a 1am curfew

conflictedcoug

6/6/21 8:17am

Simple tactic we used on our kids....

AzCugrFan

6/6/21 1:39am

I like this idea

Lalau

6/6/21 5:03am

Like this better than phone idea. Even if doing phone, week seems too long. Keep consequence related to infraction.

Soupie

6/6/21 5:54am

Or next time she wants to leave the house

WorfoSAUR

6/6/21 6:22am

Love the idea of it being at beginning of evening. Really tough to catch up on even a little beginning time.

Soupie

6/6/21 5:38pm

Maybe I think about this too economics but doesn’t this just incentivize

squirrelyearl

6/6/21 6:46am

If my parents tried that on me, I'd have taken advantage of the situation

Covid-19

6/6/21 6:50am

That is pretty easy to fix

AzCugrFan

6/6/21 4:37pm

Phone idea might lead to a terrible backlash if you hadn’t discussed it before

Medute

6/6/21 6:20am

In my experience as a teenager. Harsh punishments often lead to more rebellious

Powerbait DPM

6/6/21 6:26am

Let her know you love her and just want her to be safe. Even if late just let..

ordinary tri guy

6/6/21 6:41am

Ground her for a week

BIG XII Coug

6/6/21 6:44am

This reminds me, I need to go downstairs and see if my 15yo came home last night

Plato

6/6/21 7:57am

Ha. That’s the household I grew up in.. not sure how I’ll handle it when my kids

cougfanz

6/6/21 8:23am

He should have checked in, but oh well.

Plato

6/6/21 8:28am

It’s not uncommon for kids that age to constantly forget

Desert Rat

6/6/21 9:19am

Some thoughts:

Parkercoug82

6/6/21 9:32am

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