At some point, before your ready for it, your older teen is going to want to go away with his/her boyfriend/girlfriend. This is a hard one. Some parents have no problem with their over 18(and sometimes younger)child going on a little vacation with their partner. For some of us, it ain't that easy.
So what are you suppose to do? Most kids this age have jobs and cars and lead very busy lives. Some one once said to me that one of the hardest things to deal with as a parent is the knowledge that your children are sexual beings. Oh boy, this is so true!
Even after all the books and talks and hand puppets and screaming,(on their part)they are going to have sex. But in the timeless tradition of parenthood, I don't need to know about it. As in most things that we teach our kids, you can only hope that they listened and go from there.
What I think I'm trying to say is they may be ready for this but you never will be. Yes, you will get use to them going off on little weekend getaways, camping trips and full blown vacations. Of course by then, the next kid will be ready to start the whole thing over again.....
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