1GoldenSun
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- Jun 17, 2017
My daughter is almost 15 but she has some older friends, a few of whom will soon be getting driver's licenses. She will want to go out with these friends, and I don't know how I feel about that. Well, I know how I FEEL about it, but I don't know how I should be acting about it.
If you've been in this position, how did you handle your teenager riding in a car with a brand-new driver? Did you have any rules?
I'm kind of thinking no after dark or long distances, at least at first. But does this seem too strict? We'll definitely be having the drinking and driving talk, about how I will come get her anywhere/anytime, no questions asked (ok, maybe a few) if her ride has been drinking.
I just don't know if I'm ready for this! But she'll be getting her own permit in January, and a year later she'll have a license herself, so I guess I better get used to it.
If you've been in this position, how did you handle your teenager riding in a car with a brand-new driver? Did you have any rules?
I'm kind of thinking no after dark or long distances, at least at first. But does this seem too strict? We'll definitely be having the drinking and driving talk, about how I will come get her anywhere/anytime, no questions asked (ok, maybe a few) if her ride has been drinking.
I just don't know if I'm ready for this! But she'll be getting her own permit in January, and a year later she'll have a license herself, so I guess I better get used to it.