Lord Have Mercy on my Soul......
 

I am officially the Father of a Tenage Girl :shocked:.....

My Daughter turned 13 today....is there a Support Group for this kind of thing?

I would invest in Captain Morgan Futures if I were you guys.....got a feeling the stock is going to go through the roof the next few years :gu:

That is one way: keep your daughter unconscious on the Captain until her 20th!

Granted I am often FOS, but this piece of advice is solid. For your child's sake, if you are the parent of a new teenager, GET THIS BOOK.

"Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me & Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager, Revised and Updated" (Paperback)
~ Anthony E. Wolf Ph.D.

It will cost you 10 dollars, take one or two nights to read, provide plenty of laughs, .......and help keep you from totally ruining the relationship with your kids. Priceless.

good luck Kevin
I don't know what to tell you though
even though my daughter is 15 going on 16
but my dad did give me my uncles shotgun for my birthday last month, not that that matters:wall:

don't let their social life interfere with schoolwork, stay on top of homework, they are space cadets and forget a lot:smash:

thta is a good book George

Wait until you have to teach her how to drive. Scary stuff watching your kid drive away.

Try sailor jerry rum
taste just as good
and is a little stronger
for medicinal insulation of course

True story, I have a buddy of mine, a weight lifting hunter. Who every time one of his 4 girls would bring a new date over to meet " Dad ". He would make sure he was all pumped up wearing a tank top, sharpening a Bowie knife and cleaning his guns while watching hunting videos at the coffee table,. . . . . Priceless.

Another good book is Between Parent and Teenager by Dr Ginot.
A lot about encouraging the positive attributes and communication.
Publised in paper back you can find it on Amazon.

be a father, not a friend...( and somehow, you end up as best of friends.. don't ask me to explain, but it does end up that way)
keep involved at all times.. and listen..ears open.. even if it is shovel fed drivel.. you learn how to sort thru it pretty quickly.
keep after the school work, and also make sure at the appropriate age, she gets a job, or at the very least a summer job....
the teaching to drive thing.... :eek:... you will both survive it...
My daughter is turning 19...so it has been 3 years or so... and the doc says most of my nervous tics;09^8)7#6/6m oops.. have gone away...
boyfriends... hmm... thankfully mine has one I can stand... :D
but... I found this out just recently, my daughter shared this with me... the word was that my daughters Dad was a scary sketchy acting SOB... LOL.. so I think that helped immensely, this was in her middle school and early high school daze...
Oh...and take her and cheryl to the mall too....

I have five months left to my term as the father of a teenaged girl. It was a breeze. My daughter is starting her 4th semester at SUNY-Potsdam with a 3.5 GPA. One or two bumps along the way, but nothing major. No drugs, no accidental pregnancies, no arrests. The worst thing she ever did was get caught trying to buy beer on a fake ID :rotf2:

If you have a son on the way up---look out. Her 16 year old brother has 3+ years on his tenure as a teenager--if he makes it that far :doh:

Man Cave, separate facilities. Go fishing Alot

Thoughts and prayers sent Kevin :hihi:
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Funny, its the other way here...My son, although having an occasional bout of misplacing his brain, is a breeze. he's gonna be 16 in 3 weeks and he takes after my wife.

My Daughter takes after me...and I think thats what scares me the most.

went through it three times; you'll survive....in a way.

Better not tell her any of your Navy stories :hihi:

Good luck, and take Chris Rock's advice:

YouTube - Baby Girl

God bless you......I'll be there in 2 years:fury:

We'll be on the same boat here in 9 days Kevin. Thoughts and prayers sent. :uhuh:

I'll be there in myself in 5 months. I understand your concerns!

Prayer for both you and Vic !

Kevin - I have three daughters and the only thing I can tell you is that you are done! Your work was completed in the first 12 years, you now find out how well you did. The amazing thing is that a teenaged kid knows sooooo much about everything. :uhuh:

Kevin - her birthday is January 3? So is Sydney's ... that's a good day. Sydney is only 5, so I have a ways to go ...

... but due to the interactions with her older sisters ... oh boy ... who have not had the steadhy influence of a father with them continuously ... I am a bit concerned Sydney may learn some lessons that she should not be exposed to ...

... to prevent that kind of behavior from developing ... I am trying to subtly brainwash her .. telling her that she may be able to go on her first date at 25, and learn to drive when she's 30 and that kind of thing ... :grins:... fingers crossed ...

Too bad you can't sell them like in the Orient.

I have 3 daughters. Keep them busy in sports/school activiites and or work plus good grades and family activities.

That being said you have a few eye opening things coming your way.

Have you been to a HS lately and seen how they dress? Oh and they chase the boys these days. have fun.

With only days of being a teenager left... Definitely keep an eye out for the boys.

You'll be just fine TDF! :)

[QUOTE=Mike P;736411]No drugs, no accidental pregnancies, no arrests. The worst thing she ever did was get caught trying to buy beer on a fake ID :rotf2:

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Looking back to my youth, my parents would say the same thing. If they only knew!

i think it's as important for a young girl to know how to screech to a stop and lockem up properly to avoid a deer or dog in the road....

than it is to obey every friggan traffic law in a meek/ scared way.

i think every teenager should have to wear a fake pregnancy outfit for a weekend too before they are allowed to go on a date.

of course now a days -> sexting is all the rage. :hs:

good Luck Kevin and to all you other fathers of teenagers to be.

Remember to pull the boy aside (when he shows up for the first date) and tell him nice and quietly that "She's my little girl and there's NOTHING I wouldn't do for her.
If you hurt her, I will hurt you in return.
Remember that I have a gun, and I have no problem going back to prison for my little girl!"

Then see if he sticks around....:rotf2:

(I think I heard this on the "Blue-Collar Comedy Tour")

Unfortunately for some (i.e., me), from the the terrible teens my daughter just turned it into the turbulent 20's. Fortunately, my 14 year old daughter is proving herself to be a pretty good egg and has shown no sign of wanting to follow in her sister's footsteps...which is a godsend because I don't know how much more her mother and I can take.
I join others who have said good luck to fathers of teens and teens to be. There's a new breed of kids out there and man are they tough to keep up with.

Actually My Line is going to be "You make her cry, I make you cry"

One of the kids visiting my daughter wouldn't give me his name. Thought it was funny until I told him he had one more chance before his dead body hit the center of the street. His buddy said I told you so...

Great line. :uhuh:

Make you think why the male lions eat there young :rotf2: