Cherie,

LMAO - :holysheep: Since your description also fits my DD do I go back to worrying again :rolleyes: :eek:

nice people, REAL nice. :rolleyes:

lil'monkey gets a call last night from her bestie that moved down to the houston area a few years ago. they call and wrote weekly. she got invited to her friends quincenero (sp). we said she could go.

one of the aunts who still lives here will pick lil'monkey up 5am saturday and come back monday night.

guess i had better set the ground rules.

no potty breaks if they have anything shiney or glittery in the windows. she is not to wear her headphones unless with an adult. boys are to stay 50 paces away.

anything to add to the list?

Curious, your welcome to join the neurotic mom club - LMAO ( I even have tears runing down my face from laughing. Sorry I can't help myself :p

Ummm....was that helpful?

hubby says i am over protective.

well..yup...protecting her from boys who were like him!!! :eek:

It's strange. My 19 year old just went to Michigan for a camping trip and I was OK with that. But now that he has to drive through downtown Chicago for an art museum tour I am worried. I know how those people drive down there. lol

BTW, he's the one that jumps before thinking where he'll land. :eek:

My children have always complained I am over protective. I don't see it that way. As the parent I feel their dad and I have the responsibility to protect them.

Some things our children need to learn by experiencing and making mistakes. We try to balance protecting with allowing them to experience. It's hard to find that balance.

My son is very level headed with a maturity beyond his years. My daughter *sigh* scares me. Many times she will act or react before considering the consequences of those actions. We are working on that.

My DD got a 1 day suspension this last school year because she and some other kids decided to "moon" each other. This is a girl who wears baggy clothes because she doesn't like to show off her body....go figure.

I love my daughter dearly but the girl can keep you on your toes. Her brother just shakes his head and wonders what was she thinking :rolleyes:

Lil monkey will be okay :hug:

Boys are bad and full of germs. LOL (My brother tried that tactic with his DD as well as mine. DD16 is his goddaughter and he is very protective of her. LOL).

Dress conservatively, yet age appropriate (Nothing above mid-thigh, no strapless or spaghetti straps, no make up, don't do your hair, no super low rise pants that shows any pubic hair, etc. LOL) Seriously though dressing on the conservative side yet age appropriate is important. Actually, DDs had a guest speaker at their youth group once. This person talked about how boys really don't want girls who dress provocatively as their girlfriends. This stuck with DDs and they dress appropriately. Occasionally DD 18 will test the limits (low cut shirts or too short jean skirt) but a quick reminder of what men would or could be thinking when they see her like that, she changes.

Walk like you mean business and keep your head up.

Snoopy,
I'm glad your daughter was picked up and all is well!! My 14 yo DS is traveling to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia next week with People to People Student Ambassadors and I'm about to go nuts just thinking about it because now it's so soon.:eek:

Sounds like your daughter will have a blast and be exposed to some neat educational things.

Kathy

Kathy,

That is sooo cool! I know, it doesn't feel cool right now :hug:What a great experience your DS will have.

I would be interested to know what your son thought of his time with People to People. Please let us know.

My DD was invited to join People to People 2 years ago but since my DS had already been to a LeadAmerica program we preferred to send our DD to LeadAmerica when we felt she was ready.

To everyone:

My DD called me today just to say hi! She sounded so happy. She was in the Hard Rock Cafe :rolleyes: (they were in groups doing their own thing) and then regrouping with the rest so they could go to The Phantom of the Opera.

She told me it felt surreal to her. She said she hasn't gotten used to all the horn honking and probably never would...LOL

Her dad and I are a litle concerned: there are a few times she will be responsible for buying her own meals (we sent money with her) but she wanted to get a hoodie from the Hard Rock Cafe. I reminded her she needed to budget and watch her money.

DD said she hadn't even spent any yet - Hello! This was the first full day there *sigh*

Oh well, this could be one of those life lessons she will learn from. We know she will get 2 meals through LeadAmerica and some days 3.

Snoopy, thanks for the update. I am glad DD is having such a great time.

I had to laugh though as DD18 sounds just like your DD. She would blow her money on silly things and then whine and complain because she didn't have money to get something to eat. I could picture it clearly in my head. LOL. DD16 is such a tight wad with money that I know she would be just fine. However, DD16 would help your DD out if she ran out of money. She would buy her something to eat.

Speaking of Neurotic Worried Mom Syndrome (NWMS) . . . My name is Tricia and I have NWMS. Curfew at my house is midnight with a check in call at 10 p.m. I generally go to bed between 9 and 10. I always leave the living room light on for DDs and they turn it off when they go to bed.

DD18 called me one night around midnight to say she was going to be a little late and that she was about 10 minutes away. After DD18 called I went back to sleep. I woke up around 5 a.m. and the living room light was still on!:eek: My heart dropped and started pounding, the adrenaline started pumping as I got up to go in to the living room. No sign of DD18's purse or keys. :(

Using La Maze breathing, I walked, actually I barged in to her bedroom to see if she was there and sure enough she was cuddled up in bed, purse on the floor next to her bed, and her keys on the night stand next to her bed. Phew! Double Phew!

She has done this to me twice! After the 2nd time, I explained to her what I went through (the worry, the panic, etc.) when I wake up like that and the light is still on. It hasn't happened since.:)