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Listen to what they have to say---NO DAMN it I mean stop and listen to what they are telling you....some times it is hard for a child to come right out and say what they want you to hear...
There are times when you must make them understand that they can trust you and tell you anything without you going ballistic and blaming them or not investigating to find the truth.....
as my teen agers got older, we had a pack that if they got somewhere and needed a ride home or just needed to get out of a bad situation that they could call me at any time and I would come and get them...AND there would be no questions or reprisals for being in the wrong place....and it worked..
I think it was just mutual respect....
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