"Robatoy" wrote in message

I'm glad all turned out well. She's lucky to have a dad like you. I have
an 11-year daughter; she thinks she's 16. This is a quiet area. At
night, car doors and windows are often left open, lawn mowers (or
snowblowers) parked on the lawn, the odd open garage door. kids' bikes
(or skis..LOL) left outside... but not as relaxed as, say, even 5 years
ago.

Same here.

We often get lured into this false sense of security and your reminder
is much appreciated.

I hope so!

Although by itself not enough, maybe 11 is not too young for a cell
phone?

I surely don't believe so.

I wrote letters, and appeared before the local school board, right after
9/11 because of what I perceived as an outdated policy against cell phones
on the the local High School campus. Just possession of one in a backpack at
the time, turned off, was grounds for expulsion and confiscation.

My daughter was going to carry one and I dared anyone to "confiscate" it,
and flat out refused to sign the parent's portion of the Code of Conduct
concerning cell phones written by some idiot educrat.

I didn't see anybody else behind me the whole time I was making my feelings
known on this issue, but someone listened because the second semester that
same year the policy was changed so that possession was allowed as long as
they were not used on campus during normal school hours.

Sometimes if only takes one *sshole ... and I got that part down pat.

In any event, do you what you need to do to protect that young lady,
including a cell phone, IMO.

It may not be the whole solution, but it was key to survival last evening
.... and, after twelve years experience raising teenage daughters, I can
guarantee cell phones are at least one source of your "peace of mind" when
you can't physically be there to protect them, and the older they get, the
less often that is..

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