Solitude
Dec 17, 2006, 02:06 PM
On Thursday night, my teenager daughter age 13.5 asked me if she can go to downtown shopping with her friends after school. I told her no.
On Friday afternoon, I waited at the bus stop where I would normally pick her up. She called and said that she had a hard time open her locker and missed her school bus. I told her to wait at her school library and I would be on my way to pick her up.
About 15 minutes later, she called and stated that she was going to take the subway home. She did not have her cell phone and was using her friend. I tried to call back but it went to straight voice mail. I waited at the subway station for her.
That night, I tried to have a conservation with her that I did not like the fact that she missed her school bus on the date that I told her that she can't go downtown with her friends. She told me that I do not believe her when she is telling the truth. I did not want to get into a big fight with her again since lately, all we do is fighting with each other about her cell phone, computer and tv's privileges. Last Sunday night, she was caught talking to a boy at 11:30pm where her bedtime is 10pm. She abused her cell phone and lost the privileges. She constantly on myspace, we took her computer away where she is using the computer in the dinning room area where my husband and I can monitor her.
Any advice how I should have handle the situation?
On Friday afternoon, I waited at the bus stop where I would normally pick her up. She called and said that she had a hard time open her locker and missed her school bus. I told her to wait at her school library and I would be on my way to pick her up.
About 15 minutes later, she called and stated that she was going to take the subway home. She did not have her cell phone and was using her friend. I tried to call back but it went to straight voice mail. I waited at the subway station for her.
That night, I tried to have a conservation with her that I did not like the fact that she missed her school bus on the date that I told her that she can't go downtown with her friends. She told me that I do not believe her when she is telling the truth. I did not want to get into a big fight with her again since lately, all we do is fighting with each other about her cell phone, computer and tv's privileges. Last Sunday night, she was caught talking to a boy at 11:30pm where her bedtime is 10pm. She abused her cell phone and lost the privileges. She constantly on myspace, we took her computer away where she is using the computer in the dinning room area where my husband and I can monitor her.
Any advice how I should have handle the situation?