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HELP: Please tell me about modern teenage girls. my 19 yo cousin is coming to live with me.
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[quote:MarkinAZ:MV8yMjIzMDU4XzM3Njc4Mzc1XzdDRDIxRTI1] I am a father who raised a daughter by himself. At 19 she already has her "bad habits" be they sex, or drugs, or men or whatever. She's no kid any longer. You can guide her and maybe help shape her college years a bit. But your chance to make a serious contribution to her character are past now. Daughters (or cousins) are not easy. You are female and can understand the moodiness and the temper that flares now and then. Just keep her busy. Do not let this girl be idly. Get her into college or get her working - teach her good values but allow her to make a few mistkes. She'll learn from them. Just make sure the mistakes are not huge ones that ruin her life. Get communication open and going between you two from the start. If it takes a shrink 2 times a week to facilitate it then do it! If you can build a relationship, not as a parent or a buddy but as a friend - she will come to both love and respect you in time. But above all, talk to her. Keep her busy and keep talking! Good luck! You're about to embark on one of the most difficult and most thankless of tasks. But it is it's own reward. You'll see. All the best... A dad who's been there and done that... [/quote]
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i'm a 40 yo woman with a nice little beach house. a 19 year old cousin who i've never met is coming to stay with me until she finds a job. (apparently she didn't realize that college wasn't free). i'm doing this as a favor for my mom who can't take her in. the kid's parents and grandparents are all hot messes and can't take her in either. she was living with her boyfriend all during high school, but he's moving to mexico with his family.
it's been a long time since i was a teenager, and when i was one ,i always had a job and put myself thru college pretty easily.i partied a bit, but in general was a very good kid.
(but the 90's were a TOTALLY DIFFERENT TIME than now)
HOWEVER, I HAVE NO FREAKING IDEA WHAT 19 YO'S ARE LIKE NOW.
what can i expect from her?
all i know about her is that she's not very bright and has been called "hard-headed" more than once by my mom.
please give me all the teenager advice you can give me.
i'm kind of scared.
HELP!
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