: About Me

I'm Barb a 38 year old happily divorced mom of two teenage girls, Jenny 15 and Allison 17. I consider myself very liberal and politically i'm more of a libertarian. I've had alot of ups and downs in my life and writing seems to be my outlet. I love to write and have a number of different blogs that I do. Most of my bloggigns are about parenting and my kids and my life. I hope I don't bore anybody. If you have any comments about what I write, feel free to hug me or bash me, either way it's all good. My email is: barbara73069@aol.com

My passion is ...

my kids and writing

I know too much about ...

American Idol

My parents always told me ...

Be true to yourself

My childhood ambition ...

To be a nurse

My favorite memory ...

My first boyfriend when I was 13

Why I write ...

To relieve stress

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

nothing

My first job ...

Joe's BBQ, i bussed tables when i was 12

My best moment ...

the birth of my girls, and the day my divorce was finalized

My inspiration ...

My mom

Parenting & Pregnancy > Tweens & Pre-Teens Parents: Adjusting to realizing your teen is sexually active

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Teen Sex in Committed Relationships I'm a member of a number of parenting groups and often times I get criticized for some of my opinions. Recently a mom wrote about her terror when she found out her 15 yr old daughter was sexually active. So I say is there a magic age when sex is ok? Obviously there are alot of issues both sexually active teens and adults need to be concerned with, STD's and pregnancy being the most serious. But these are issues we all need to think about regardless of age. In my discussions, i find it interesting that parents accept their child will probably masturbate, ...

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