I am allergic to dogs. I like dogs more than cats. I have two daughters. My daughters like scary movies. My daughters are in 10th and 6th grade. I was a psychology major in college. I am an assistant to a psychiatrist. I like running. I don't eat dairy or gluten. I like horror movies. I have a daughter, she is currently in a relationship. I don't like the responsibilities of being an adult, such as paying bills and taxes. I wish my daughter didn't grow up as fast. I found it easier to take care of my children when they were 6 months year old. I didn't get much sleep when my kids were babies.
I am a decent painter. I like horror movies. I work for the government. I like naps. I have not seen the "Conjuring" movie. I have two sons. My sons are in 9th and 3rd grade. I have a son that is in 9th grade. I fear when he will grow into an adult. I need advice on how to handle my children when they start dating. I wish my kids understood how much I cared about them.
Three days ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the boy that my daughter is dating. He seems like a good lad, very respectful and committed to the relationship. I am much more relieved than I was when I first heard of their relationship, I am sure my daughter will be fine. Yeah, the dating part does worry me. It seems to really drive home the fact that your children are not little kids anymore. You are further along in the process than I am. Any advice? It is a challenge to say the least. Letting go is hard. I am new to this dating thing, but the only advice I have now is to try to trust your kiddo! Let them live a little so they can make mistakes and learn from them.  Your right. I assume when they are well into teenage land they are ninety percent done anyway. When did you first allow your daughter to date?  You are right! I let my daughter start to date when she got into high school. That environment is so large and social that I feel it would be suffocating to not let her spread her wings a bit.  That makes sense. You spend so much time protecting them that it seems so foreign to realize my job is to make sure that are fully functioning, independent, productive members of society. To stand back and let them rise or fall is very daunting to think about. Trust me it does not get any easier when that time comes either. There is a pit in my stomach any time my daughter leaves the house. But I do see a change in our relationship since I gave her freedom and she seems to respect me and engage more.  True. I suppose the upside is the constant shuttling her from place to place will no longer be an issue. Is she already talking about getting her own car? It is nice sometimes! She only drives her car to school, activities and social events that are during the day. I am still not comfortable with her driving at night with all the crazies in the world.  My oldest is already trying to sell me on the idea that he needs his own car. He keeps telling me how owning his own car will take so much work off my shoulders. He is definitely doing the hard sell. Good for him! You have to be proud of his "go get it" mentality!  Absolutely. I applaud his effort and told him I will match him dollar for dollar and/or up to 2500 for the purchase. He has already starting mowing lawns.