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inneedofgrace inneedofgrace is offline Platinum Member Join
Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey - Exit 5 Posts: 1,579  As a
parent of two tennagers, we walk the tight line between doing
parenting and being overbearing and controlling. Many times you
know your kids are making bad decisions and you want to protect
them from the pain and hurt they will cause. On the other hand
you eventually have to let them go so they can learn from their
mistakes.  Specific to this thread, your father sounds like a
wacko, but then again we're only getting your side of the story.
My daughter has a friend who's father is a controlling wacko,
and limits his daughter on what she can and can't do, who she
can hang out with, and where she can go. My daughter just got
her license, but in order to drive her friend in the car, you
actually have to fill out an application with the father to get
approved to drive his kid around. It's insane.  Does your father
hate music in