I started heavy on the net when I was oh lets see now geez it was some time ago.... I was about 15-16, I chatted with people ranging generally like 13ish-22ish, it's funny looking back now that my sister is that age and thinking about the things I was talking about with those other people lol though we were considered quite the perverted group

as to how to handle the situation I couldn't tell ya , perhaps the tough love approach is right, it's a hard balance between giving them room to grow and making sure they aren't putting themselves in danger

though danger isn't the best thing for me to talk about, by the time I was 16 I was traveling to the states for long periouds of time and by 19 had covered most of the northern states on my own lol alot of time depending on complete strangers for assistance and places to stay at time, and I never once ran into any danger... however I'm also amazingly lucky so I would tell any of my kids asking this *if I had any* that they are freaking crazy lol I still can't believe my parents trusted me that much, but alls well that ends well
definatly an interesting topic though, I like discussions along this line

aw to be young again, when danger wasn't lurking around every corner

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