Would You Ground Your Daughter.....

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For having a hickey on her neck? My friend just called and said her and her husband were in dissagreement about weather to ground their (15yo) daughter. Her husband was livid, said the boy didn't respect her, and that she wouldn't be going out for a long time. He was surprised my friend wasn't mad about it.

What do you think?
 
I wouldn't ground her, but I would have a conversation about self respect.
 
Well at 15 I think you pretty much better be "open" to discussion about sex and have already been discussing it ad nauseum, like around 12 or 13.

I think that unless it was a "rule" ahead of time then no I would not ground her. But I would sit down and discuss things openly and frankly with my dd at 15.
 
I probably wouldn't ground her, but I would have a discussion about self-respect and would probably make sure she and boyfriend were supervised a little more closely till their hot pants cooled down a bit.
 

I would scream and hollar and ground her for life. Then send her to her room and fuss and fume a little while longer.

Then I would go to her room and have that talk again, about sex and self respect and not giving mom gray hairs. I would cry about my baby growing up and she would give me a hug and next time she would be more careful about hiding it.
 
I honestly didnt know what to tell my friend. So I guess everyone feels the boyfriend does not respect her. And maybe the husband is right? I do feel that if you overeact to much they wont tell you anything. So I am not sure how I feel about this.:confused:
 
Originally posted by Serena
I would cry bout my baby growing up and she would give me a hug and next time she would be more careful about hiding it.

LOL--You're too funny!

No, I wouldn't ground her. I don't see the point. We would, however, talk about it and I might even mention it to the boyfriend the next time he came around.:p
 
Nope, I wouldn't ground her.....I had them all the time at that age. didn't mean we had sex but certainly had my share of hickeys!
 
Originally posted by TimeforMe
LOL--You're too funny!

That's what she says. Actually that very thing happened. I was speaking from experience. :faint:
 
I don't think it is really fair to say that the girl's boyfriend does not respect her because she has a hickey.

She certainly has a voice and a mind of her own and could tell him to stop if she did not like what he was doing to her.

I think the "blame" if that is the word you want to use has to go both ways, you know the old saying ....it takes two.....
 
It's just a hickie, and IMHO, isn't a big deal. I was getting and giving hickies at 15. And I agree, it doesn't mean they are having sex.
 
I wouldn't ground her but I would definatly talk to her and like Serena said hope that she hid it better the next time...LOL!

I had a few hickeys and hid them very well and I also wasn't having sex.
 
Of course I would blame him. My daughter would never do such a thing. ;) ;)

Of course I'd have to ignore the ones on him. :faint:
 
I'd talk to my daughter, then I'd talk to the boy, then I'd talk to them both! "I don't know nothin' about birthin' no babies" and I sure wouldn't want my 15 yo to be going down that path!! I don't know that I could parent a girl. Maybe that's why God gave me Josh!!
 
I never really thought about getting/giving hickeys as a lack of respect for one another. I can see where people are coming from though, it's just not something I had ever thought about before. I would be concerned though because the young lady is only 15 years old. Of course maybe I'm just too conservative for this world today. We didn't let our dd date until she was 16 years old.
 
I just do not see how grounding will change the behavior. And isn't that what the purpose should be? This sort of issue is one that needs, more than anything, to be addressed by discussion.

It really doesn't matter if she is not having intercourse, she is obviously sexual (in the hot and heavy sense). That needs to be openly addressed. I think her father should sit her down and have a heart-to-heart about the male perspective. About how valuable she is and how important it is that she respects herself.

I think it is important for fathers to take a more active role than just 'you are in big trouble young lady!'. She needs to know how he feels about this, not just that he is mad at her. She needs to hear what his fears are about her actions. A father only distances himself when he shuns his daughter as a 'bad girl'. She needs his male input. He is the very first male she loved. His role, in her life, will determine her future choices in intimate relationships. If he is unapproachable, she may spend years trying to prove herself to men. Trying to find acceptance from a strong male. Not a good thing.

JMHO.
 
After thinking about this I guess the thing that bothers me is that the parents DO NOT AGREE!

Truely this is probably the more serious issue. DH and I are on the SAME page when it comes to discussion of these topics. We discuss sex, smoking, drugs, drinking everytime she goes out anywhere without us and she will be with her peers.

I agree with poohandwendy that the father should make his appearance known. I do that already and my dd is 12. I tell dh that the guys need to see HIM not the mom!
 
I don't think I'd "ground", but I'd certainly be taking my role as adult supervisor a little more seriously. IMO the trouble is too much alone time - I wouldn't be ready to allow that as a parent of a 15 year old. I'm of the opinion that if you're not old enough to drive a car yet you can count on me being a chaperone.
 
I must say I am quite surprised. To be honest, I feel this is a typical teenage "thing", that most teenagers go through. I really don´t feel it is that much of a self-respect issue. Come one guys, didn´t you ever get hickey´s? If yes, do you still have some self-respect left in you?

So, bottom line is: No way I would ground my daughter!
 














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