Advice I've Given to My Teenage Daughters

Beezer

Beezer

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You might have to kiss a few frogs before you find your Prince.

You won't care what anybody thinks when you are 30, so why not start now.

Always be patient with seniors...because one day you'll be one as well.

Any other words of wisdom you've given your own kids over the years?
 

I have given a lot of advice to my two kids. Still do, even though sometimes I think it’s not appreciated, but they know I mean well. My kids grew up at a time when drugs and underage drinking were becoming popular, so parents had to be vigilant and stay aware to keep our kids safe. I think their mother and I did a very good job. Both have been successful in life and are responsible adults. I couldn’t have asked for anything more.
 
Beezer said:
You might have to kiss a few frogs before you find your Prince.

You won't care what anybody thinks when you are 30, so why not start now.

Always be patient with seniors...because one day you'll be one as well.

Any other words of wisdom you've given your own kids over the years?
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Don't burn your bridges one day you may need them, but they know best.
 
Lewkat said:
I never had a daughter.
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I did not either, had no desire to have a girl, life was tough enough for me as a teen girl, I did not want to watch a girl go through the same things. I had a boy and we got along famously. I will say I was quite the tomboy, knew all the things my son would enjoy. Hunting frogs and lizards, exploring creeks and ponds. Learning to ride a bike, swim, skate, both roller and ice. Getting lost in a good book. Building things, making a mess playing in the rain and mud. He also loves to cook and is very good at it.
 
I didn't have kids but a co-worker, also an office worker like me, told me that she told her two daughters that she'd rather see them be prostitutes than work in an office, that they'd be treated better. She wasn't far wrong.
 
Murrmurr said:
If mine is an example of the average, you dodged a bullet. :p

(I'd still remove my own kidney for her, but man, she was a challenge!)
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Oh Gosh yes, thankfully she grew out of the alien stage, to make things worse she was the middle child.

I have a T-shirt that she bought me, it says.
I fear nothing, I have a daughter.:LOL: The funny thing is she has now asked to borrow it.

She has 2 teenage daughters and they are driving her nuts.
 
We have two daughters, and their Teen years were a bit of a challenge. They were both quite good, but we had to be very careful about who they chose for friends, etc. Fortunately, we were able to raise them in a nice suburb with few crime/drug, etc., problems.

Today, a person with young daughters must be increasingly attentive to what they are doing. In some of the cities, girls can quickly become a target to the increasing number of drugged idiots surrounding them.
 
I never considered girl kids to be any different from boy kids- individual personalities, of course, but not related to gender.
The overall theme I communicated since their early childhood: You can do and be anything you want in life- don't let anyone or anything stand in your way.
Good results.. very good results!! :)
 
I have told both my kids, girl and boy, lot's of nuggets of wisdom.lol Some they may have listened to.

Couple of important ones in my opinion.

Live alone and independently before you ever live with someone else.

Love in and of itself is not enough to make a relationship healthy and sustainable.
 

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