Comments on: Summer Break Started and My Teen Disappeared

By: CoachD

CoachD — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:21:00 +0000

Have her choose the structure with you. Work, volunteer, exercise, help at home, whatever. Choice gets less pushback than a surprise summer program.

By: NoodleWitness

NoodleWitness — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:43:00 +0000

Tiny divorced man is taking me OUT. Mine eats shredded cheese over the sink at midnight.

By: GenXLatchkey

GenXLatchkey — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:24:00 +0000

We disappeared all summer and nobody had location sharing. Honestly we were probably worse.

By: StrictlySpeaking

StrictlySpeaking — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:50:00 +0000

No. Children need structure. Sleeping until noon and staying out nightly would not happen in my home.

By: SleepTillEleven

SleepTillEleven — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:57:00 +0000

I was this teen. I am now a functioning adult with a mortgage. The noodles did not ruin me.

By: MamáLuz

MamáLuz — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:59:00 +0000

At sixteen mine had a summer job. Not full time, just enough to learn that snacks cost money.

By: CarlaHR

CarlaHR — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:19:00 +0000

I require one household task a day, one useful thing a week, and proof of life before noon twice a week.

By: TeenMomNotThatKind

TeenMomNotThatKind — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:22:00 +0000

Let her rot a little. Good grades, chores eventually, no dangerous behavior. Summer is one of the last times she gets to exist without a productivity report.