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Oct 25, 2017
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Daughter sounds normal to me. Teenagers go through puberty. They're going to engage in some level of sexual activity, as long as she stays safe there is no reason why it can't be a great, healthy experience for her.
 

danowat

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Oct 27, 2017
5,783
At 17, I had left home, had a job, and was renting a house.

Leave her be OP, she's nearly an adult.
 

MilesQ

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Oct 25, 2017
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Unlink the phone, you're going to see much worse if you don't.

And I hate to break this to you, but she's had boyfriends you don't know about. You know about this guy because it's serious, you don't know about the two/three week guys.
 

KelticNight

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Oct 25, 2017
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Just tell her to make sure he wraps it up, 'cos if she gets pregnant you're selling the child on eBay and nailing the boyfriend to the nearest tree by his dick.
 
Oct 25, 2017
4,293
Ask yourself if your reaction would be the same if it was your 17-year old son instead, then proceed reflecting on the issue from there. Yes, you should definitely talk to your daughter about the real dangers men expose women to within society, but don't put the blame and responsibility on her.
 

DeathPeak

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Oct 27, 2017
1,993
She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.

Yup.

Also, does this mean she can see what's on your phone too if they're linked?
 

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Oct 25, 2017
21,467
When I was 14, most of my classmates and buddies were already into sex, alcohol, smoking, a few even into drugs. Nowadays I see people the age of 10-11 sharing and talking IRL about memes, even racist, sexual or offensive ones. Not to mention the suicidal memes. For one I can tell you that not everything you save, you share, you tag your friends in, etc. is meant to be an accurate representation of anything, more often than not it's in-jokes, exaggerations, or downright fabrications for some quick laughs. Also she's 17, I'd be more surprised if she had nothing sex-related in her talks, memes, pictures. That'd honestly be more suspicious, as if she was intentionally hiding that stuff.
 

xyla

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Oct 27, 2017
8,386
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She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.

This is pretty much perfect advise. Give her advise if needed and encourage her to use protection. Be there for her.

And unlink your phones. Seriously! This will drive you insane in the next few years.
 

Septic

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Oct 27, 2017
1,071
Iowa always sounded weird to pronounce. Not in a bad way. Unlike water....the way you guys pronounce that gives me a peptic ulcer.

But maybe I love it?
 

Ogre

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Mar 26, 2018
435
OP - if I was in your situation, I'd hope my relationship with my 17 year old daughter would be good enough that I would have already talked about all that shit with her years ago. I'd also be sure as shit hoping that my daughter doesn't find out I snooped on her phone cause I don't want her sarcastically referring to me as her parole officer at dinner that night thus forcing me to explain to my pissed wife why my daughter, who I had a good relationship with, is now wearing her fitbit on her ankle and making loud ass beeping sounds when she walks out of the house.
 
Oct 27, 2017
6,467
17 huh? She's probably already sex, FYI. Just tell her to be safe about it, no means no, and come to you if anything you don't like ever happened to her.
 

PhazonBlonde

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May 18, 2018
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She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.
This is all that needs to be said.

OP She's less than a year away from an adult in every sense of the word. Leave her alone to her privacy. I was expecting the age of the daughter to be like 12 or 13 from the title of the thread, but 17? I lost my virginity at 14. Don't worry about it.
 

Luchashaq

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Nov 4, 2017
4,329
She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.

Nailed it.

Had my mom pick me up from a party (that I had planned on staying over at) because I was too drunk to drive and hardcore drugs I didn't want to be around were coming out.

If I was 3 shots drunker an hour later like the moron I was back in the day maybe I get a fucking heroin addiction who knows.
 

Mikebison

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Oct 25, 2017
11,036
You need to delete that link between the phones. a 17 year old needs privacy.
Anyway, she's probably banging at that age, so tough shit.
 

Flabber

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Oct 31, 2017
1,050
Dude not sure if you're reading all these posts, but if you want her to be able to come to you if she's actually in trouble then BDS's post is the only one you need:
She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.
No questions asked is a huge deal. For the sake of argument just imagine she's gone to a party in a year or two and had too much to drink or even tries drugs or something and freaks out - do you want her to be scared of calling you because you'll flip out and relying on whoever is at the party to take care of her, or do you want her to know you'll pick her up and make sure she's safe and trust that a lesson will be learned with the hangover without her getting in trouble with you on top of it all? Because being cool about this is how you win that trust in future.
 

thetrin

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Oct 26, 2017
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Atlanta, GA
I'd like to at least meet the dude my daughter is dating. I dunno, I was brought up differently, though. I didn't hide stuff like this from my parents.
 
Oct 25, 2017
12,319
Well if you want to feel old just remember we probably have members on here and younger than your daughter. But really, as someone who's still relatively young, unlink your phones, and just be supportive of her space and safe sex.
 

Arkanius

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Oct 25, 2017
2,144
I was expecting a minor entering this thread, but she is 17 FFS.
All my woman friends had lost their virginity by this age.

Leave her alone. I know it's hard for a dad to imagine his little girl being sexually active, but that's life.
 

Wackamole

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Oct 27, 2017
16,936
Unlink. She will get dick and probably already has. It's natural.
Just inform her, educate her the best way you can about images and sending pics (as in: never do it!).
Don't make your life and hers a living hell by checking her the entire time.
 

Daysean

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Nov 15, 2017
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"Leave her alone"
Lol not without giving her advice about protection, not because she's a woman or 17 but because she's young adult/teen who is bound to make mistakes.
Also please unlink the phones
 

RumbleHumble

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Oct 27, 2017
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She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.
This forever and ever.
 

Deleted member 8166

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Oct 26, 2017
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1) Have a mandatory family meeting one evening with her.

2) Prepare a PowerPoint with parenting memes. Include all the ones she uses but co-opt them into dad jokes.

3) She will hate memes forever.

You're welcome
She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.

do both.

Would you care if it was your son?
is this a bait question or some shit? you don't want your son getting a girl pregnant or getting STDs of course every parent should care the same O.o if they don't they are the problem.
 

Damerman

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Jun 9, 2018
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She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.
Perfect
 

yogurt

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Oct 25, 2017
6,847
She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.
Bingo.

Also, unlink your phones.

And maybe remind her not to sext, it's a really bad idea at that age.
 

ManixMiner

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Dec 17, 2017
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The Un-united Kingdom
She's 17, dude. Just mention sometime "I trust you and love you and I just want to remind you, that you and [boyfriend] should be safe and use protection, and if you're ever in a situation where you feel uncomfortable, call me and I will come get you immediately, no questions asked." Done.

Bingo! This is all the advice you need OP. Trust your daughter to do the right thing.
 
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