Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!ihuxi!rcj1 From: rcj1@ihuxi.UUCP (Ray) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Sticky situation... Message-ID: <806@ihuxi.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 10:36:40 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxi.806 Posted: Thu Feb 16 10:36:40 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Feb-84 03:14:15 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 38 I'm not sure this is the correct group to be posting this to but here goes. Yesterday I ordered my daughter (who will be 16 in Apr.), to stop going with her boyfriend. The reason being is that he is 22 yrs. old! This relationship started out as a "..but they only see each other and talk to each other in church.." type thing. So I didn't do anythin about it. (It started back in Nov. 83). However it progressed to 2-3 hr. phone calls; school attitude disintegrating and other type changes. I read a note from him to her which indicated to me that his feelings for her are a little stronger then just "I like you" type of thing. I know little about his personal life, except that he's been around. (license suspended because of DWI, the drug scene, to name a few). But people can change. The main thing I object to is the age difference. Mentally, I don't think my daughter could handle a guy of 22. She's gone with a couple kids here own age with no real problems. She's really a decent kid. She doesn't hang out with the wrong group. Although she need's to learn a little more about respecting her mother/father. I'm just wondering if anyone out there has had a similar experience? If so what were the consequences? I might add she was devastated when I ordered her to break up with him, and my wife is worried sick wondering if she would consider doing anything she might regret later... He lives in another town,approx. 15 miles away so they can't see each other except at church which is held 4 times a week. I imagine he's working on getting his license back so if he had a car then I'd have a real headache... I believe I did the right thing, do you? Any comments, suggestions??? Reply via E-Mail please... Ray, ihnp4!ihuxi!rcj1