Conversations with a Teenager
Mood:  a-ok
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My oldest and I were having a conversation on MSN earlier today. I asked her if she had bought her dad a birthday and/or Father's day card yet...

C: No, No time, no money
Me: Alright, we'll go by and pick something up later tonight
C: Thanks, why is it the older you get the less money and time you have?
Me: I don't know, it sucks, but it'll only get worse... unless you win the lottery or something
C: Mybe I should just become a moocher
Me: HA! and who are you going to mooch off of? Neither your dad or I have any money
C: The Government?

Man - that kid scares me sometimes! heh

She's so bright, and so beautiful, and doesn't even seem to realize it. As a matter of fact, during all this talk about money we started talking about jobs. You see, I have a real problem with her working while she's in highschool. I wish I had the money to just GIVE her so she could enjoy being a kid! So she told me...

C: I know I need a job. And I kind of want one, after all, I could use the money. But it's scarey because I don't know if I would be good at it, or if anyone would even want to hire me!

This really shocked me because I had always thought that she had a lot more self confidence then that. She's so mature most of the time that I forget that she has a lot of the same fears and self doubt that _I_ had at 16. I just hope that she avoids some of the same mistakes. At this point, though I really can't do much about it. She's going to make her choices and I just have to hope that the example I've set and the morals I've instilled in her hold true. If she does slip up, one thing I CAN say is that I'll still lover her just as fiercly as I do now.