>Hi Mike,
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>Your views are valid and may even be better than mine - I really don't know. I only know that yes, I do still disagree with you, but basically on the monitoring aspect. One thing I know we agree on - the most important role we will have in this life is that of being a parent. It is also the most terrifying. I just hope I don't worry as much when she is actually old enough to venture out on her own. I hope by then I have given her enough tools to deal with life's situations and to be a good person and a good citizen.
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Wait a minute, you're certainly smarter than that. It only gets worse. Once they are old enough to drive, you get a sick feeling every time the phone rings after 10 pm.