Oh kim I really feel for you, I am dreading when my Melissa gets to that age, she is wanting to be oh so independant already at 12.

It really is the peers influence sometimes, one thing that is very hard to deal with, my daughter's best friend is allowed to do things that IMO are way beyond her years, her mother lets her grow up way too fast, and I am forever tightening the reins so to speak on my girl, she is NOT going to get to do everything her friend does and that is that.

I left home at 16, so avoided all the restrictions, my parents were very strict, and that is why I left, somehow we have to find a happy medium, too strict and they up and leave, not strict enough and well we all know what can happen.

I am not really looking forward to the years ahead , it was hard enough with my son, but for there are more reasons to worry when its a daughter I think.

Kim you have my empathy and I hope she has learned something from it all, and chooses to earn back her driving privileges, that may well be a good compromise.