Was texting my 17-year-old daughter. She asked me if I wanted anything from the shopping center earlier. She Left school at 1 pm and I said no. She said okay. Two hours later she tells me she’s going back to the store to get slipper.
Why would she suddenly want to rush back just to get slippers when we have a perfect pair there is at home?
I asked why she just didn’t get those earlier and she told me it wasn’t on her mind. I asked her what she went to get earlier then and she told me condoms. (She’s been dating her boyfriend 18M for a year.) Glad she’s being safe. But wow. Very straightforward. Most young adults lie to their parents, I sometimes wish she would do the same to her old man lol
I’m not mad at my daughter. They’re 17 and 18. That’s what late teens do. I was just caught off guard.
Here is what netizens think:
- Honesty between a parent and child is everything. I know it must give op, as well as any good parent anxiety, but it’s really incredible for a child to feel safe enough to be honest. It takes a lot of courage and trust to develop that type of relationship. It will serve you both well. You should be proud of yourself and your daughter, Op. parents everywhere could take a lesson in respect because that’s exactly what love is. You have provided your daughter with a foundation of respect that will carry her through anything. You have gifted her self respect. It’s beautiful.
- Trust me an honest relationship is the best thing to have with a child. I have an honest relationship with my dad and we are very close although I’m nearly 30. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
- Being honest with my parents allowed us to have healthy conversations about alcohol and shit like that. Now at 18, they know what to expect me to do in college, and I will tell them if I’ve been drinking a lot and they’ll give me advice. They know I won’t be really dumb with it because we had those conversations and they shared their own stories.