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Old 06-09-19, 12:04 PM
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She's 15. Sounds like a good age for her to start figuring out how to be self-reliant & take responsibility for her own transportation/life obligations.

Your job is to raise a responsible, resourceful, thinking tiny human, right?

My son is 17, (18 in a month) and gets in 15-20 miles per day on his bicycle to do all his daily errands. It started in 9th grade (age 13) & he sees no need for a car whatsoever.

He also uses the bus regularly & walks when his cycling legs are tired.

If she is bent on externalizing the cost of het responsibilities to you, Dad, maybe it would be a reasonable compromise to spring for a bus pass & tie it to your checking account or a fancy new bicycle (even an electric one) & save yourself the hassle, expense, & obligation of being somebody on-call taxi service.

Don't let yourself be used on account of "love" You'll be a doormat, unappreciated & taken for granted every time.

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