I have a 14-1/2 year old freshman daughter who was just asked to homecoming. I am allowing her to go, as they are going in a large group and I have just met the young man for the first time. I still maintain she’s too young to date one-on-one and she cannot get into a car with someone that I have not met/do not know. What rules have you set up with your teen and dating?
I have a 19 year old son who did not start dating until he was a junior/senior in high school. He was interested in school activities, sports and working – so I was not prepared for this to happen so soon.
Please no sarcastic comments – I am looking for parents’ replies – not other teens. Thanks!

I got divorced when she was 2, and I have had to work 2 and 3 jobs at a time. For the past 2 years I have had a job that has allowed me to spend a lot more time with her. However, every Time she leaves for the weekend or for Christmas or for the summer I feel horrible about missing out on the last 10 years. today she graduated from 6th grade and has gone to her dad’s for the first part of summer. During the graduation they showed slide shows of the kids from when they were in Kindergarten until the present. It was so sweet. All I can think about is how I wasn’t around enough when she was in grade school and i feel horrible and guilty. She is a great kid and we are very close. I don’t want to feel like this. Are there any helpful blogs or support groups out there? Please, no sarcastic comments. I really am hurting.

Does anyone out there know if you are legally married but have never lived as husband & wife what the law is regarding finances? I am curious to know, if for example you never lived as husband and wife (my ex is in prison our whole marriage) and you say win money. Would that dead beat by law have rights to it? He never supported our son for the 14 yrs of life, has been incarcerated probably 13.8 yrs of my sons life. I haven’t lived with him during this so called marriage. Now if by the grace of God I won money, and I know he would try to get 1/2 even though he NEVER contributed to the marriage, child support etc. Would our courts actually find that he is entitled to any of the money? I know our laws are pretty messed up! I would think that he shouldn’t get any money since we never lived together, nor did he contribute to the finances during the marriage. (I financially can’t afford a divorce right now!) No sarcastic comments please!
I tried to get child support but our sorry laws don’t allow you to file against an incarcerated person, nor do they allow them to accue while incarcerated. So if I had an order, the courts stop the order when incarcerated. Yet I don’t stop supporting our child.
I KNOW how shitty the laws are. I just think that if we’ve never lived together, he’s never supported nor contributed to the marriage then he not receive a dime! I will look into that website re: the free divorce and file. I can see if we lived together during the marriage and he contributed to supporting the family, then yes, he should receive a portion depending on the amount of time. This is just a question. Thanks for all the great answers.