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Originally Posted by Treefrog
^^ Harsh but spot on.. You won't stop her unless you chain her in the basement and thats only good for what, couple weeks at a time? lol
Seriously though, supporting her would get you soooooo much more. Explain the dangers and tell her you know you can't stop her but you are there for her.. Tell her to call you for a ride home.. NEVER ride w/ drinking friends.. Offer to give her and friends a ride if need be.. Meet her half way and convince her to do the same.. Its the only real way to win.
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You have gone about it the wrong way. You will push her further away by what you are doing. You think that drinking is that bad, it could be alot worse!!! Get on her side, explain why you are concerned and talk about ways to deal with it. What was you doing at 17? If you were anything like most of us it was a whole lot worse. They will experiment. You just have to help them along on making the right choices as much as you can WITHOUT going overboard because you will lose. It might be hard to do but step back, get your wife involved along with Steph and have some talks with all about your concerns. You have to realize at 17 she is going to think she is right on everything and she is going to try things and if she knows ya'll are on her side I think she will be better off. Just my thoughts from having 2 girls go through that age in the last 8 years.