tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016715812118222505.post7095669011202986177..comments2008-04-25T17:49:36.705-04:00Heather Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06066996569042347677noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016715812118222505.post-68898480846867320532008-04-25T17:49:00.000-04:002008-04-25T17:49:00.000-04:00I think--without having a teen yet myself but having worked with teens recently for a few years who did NOT have good parents--that this is the time in life when you are finding the balance of hovering versus trusting. I think you do a little of both, and, ideally, feeling that you can and MUST trust them more and more as they near the age of 18. It's all about helping them learn how to make good choices and not hurt themselves or others, right? ;) (Always easier said than done, and with a little armchair quarterbacking, too.)Amirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322684941262012636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016715812118222505.post-83089117576256250282008-04-23T17:06:00.000-04:002008-04-23T17:06:00.000-04:00Hi Amira,<BR/>She's apparently abandoned the old account and started a new one. It's not that surprising since we've moved across the country since she had the first account and she's sort of reinvented herself, including finding a different group of friends. I'm just trying to figure out if I should just allow her to develop the page without me intervening since she is 14 now. The other option is to get into her business about it because the last episode of myspace was so abysmal. I'm just not sure what to do. At some point I have to let this kid do things without her feeling like I'm looking over her shoulder, right? (Even though clearly I am vis a vis the email monitoring ;) )Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06066996569042347677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016715812118222505.post-55238432557300350942008-04-23T13:07:00.000-04:002008-04-23T13:07:00.000-04:00So, do you think that Grace deleted friends? Or that she started her own new myspace page? Or what exactly worries you?<BR/><BR/>And, BTW, I think what you're doing is appropriate and not invasive. My 14-year-old nephew has an account there and his mom (my sister) found a pic he put up of himself recently that was SO not appropriate. Yeah, they had a little talk. He gets to keep his account, but can't have those kind of pics of himself up.Amirahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322684941262012636noreply@blogger.com