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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 323908" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>I had never contemplated having this conversation with anyone but my kids either and it wasn't like I was alone with her in this conversation.&nbsp; My wife and daughter were there and VERY involved.&nbsp; This young lady asked about how to deal with teachers she didn't like. She asked about how to deal with some boys at school she liked and how to deal with boys she didn't like.&nbsp; She talked about her recent prom experiences.&nbsp; She asked about dealing with her supervisor at work.&nbsp; She asked about organizing her personal finances.&nbsp; She asked about buying a house.&nbsp; She asked many more questions of not only me, but my wife.&nbsp; When a 17 year old young lady asks me about the basics of life, YES I feel I'm in the right to answer honestly and plainly.&nbsp; My daughter said &quot;I had no idea she was so naive and would be talking to her friends about more issues like this in the future.&quot;&nbsp; I'm more thankful that this young woman felt she could ask my wife and I&nbsp; about these issues than I am about angering her parents.&nbsp; They should have talked to her about these things LONG AGO.&nbsp; I'm glad you are preparing your daughter for the world Allen, but there are those youngsters out there that don't have that opportunity.&nbsp; The point of all this is that a young lady came to my house that is a few steps away from entering the real world and has very little idea of how to even take care of herself, let alone deal with the trials and tribulation of adult life, and it disturbed me a great deal.&nbsp; I was just hoping to maybe nudge a few more of us older folks to make sure we do all we can to prepare these young people for the real world and not just assume others will do that.&nbsp; At least she may now be a bit better prepared for life and I'm good with that.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 323908, member: 314"] I had never contemplated having this conversation with anyone but my kids either and it wasn't like I was alone with her in this conversation. My wife and daughter were there and VERY involved. This young lady asked about how to deal with teachers she didn't like. She asked about how to deal with some boys at school she liked and how to deal with boys she didn't like. She talked about her recent prom experiences. She asked about dealing with her supervisor at work. She asked about organizing her personal finances. She asked about buying a house. She asked many more questions of not only me, but my wife. When a 17 year old young lady asks me about the basics of life, YES I feel I'm in the right to answer honestly and plainly. My daughter said "I had no idea she was so naive and would be talking to her friends about more issues like this in the future." I'm more thankful that this young woman felt she could ask my wife and I about these issues than I am about angering her parents. They should have talked to her about these things LONG AGO. I'm glad you are preparing your daughter for the world Allen, but there are those youngsters out there that don't have that opportunity. The point of all this is that a young lady came to my house that is a few steps away from entering the real world and has very little idea of how to even take care of herself, let alone deal with the trials and tribulation of adult life, and it disturbed me a great deal. I was just hoping to maybe nudge a few more of us older folks to make sure we do all we can to prepare these young people for the real world and not just assume others will do that. At least she may now be a bit better prepared for life and I'm good with that. [/QUOTE]

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