Rhonda,

I'm not a parent, but I think Christa is being a little insensitive.  I 
understand the embarrassment of being with your parents as a teen, but part 
of growing up is growing out of that.  In this case she sounds ungrateful as 
well.  that's common with kids that age toward parents but not acceptable 
for its commonness.  Finally, you should have to look for a new house just 
because Christa won't make herself available.  I would let her know you are 
hurt about this and why.  If you can't come to an agreement, you may need to 
find alternative transprotation, but she at least needs to realize how her 
mom feels.




JulieMelton
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>From: Rhonda Partain <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: a parent question
>Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 22:08:39 -0400
>
>Hi, have a question for all you visually impaired or blind parents with
>sighted teens:
>Ben and I bought Christa a car, a 200 Kooger about a year ago.  We have
>payed the insurance until Ben started r3eceiving a Ssdi check for Christa,
>he gave her part of the money and she payed her insurance with it.  We no
>longer get the check for her since she is now 18.  The thing is, her car
>recently had a lot of work done, a fuel pump which was 500 dollars,  I gave
>her 180 and Ben gave her 100 she paid the rest from graduation money that
>she got from friends and family.
>Now...in the Fall we will both be going to the same college.  Jenna and
>Austin are thinking of moving to  Carrollton the town in which the college
>is located.  The college is about 13 miles from where I currently live.  
>So,
>I asked Christa if she wouldn't mind if I rode in to college with her, I
>would give her money for gas I get a millage allowance from rehab.  She 
>said
>that kids shouldn't go to college with their parents, and since I have
>Bowers my guide dog I stick out like a sore thumb!!
>I didn't want Jenna to have to come the 13 miles from where she will live 
>to
>pick me up only to go back to the college, it semed  foolish since Christa
>and I were going to the same place.
>I felt hurt, as though somehow Christa w4ere ashamed of me, instead of 
>being
>proud her Mom was going back to school and would be a junior in the Fall,
>she doesn't want to be seen with me.  I understand that kids don't want to
>be with their parents, but  do you think I'm being to sensitive?
>I have decided that Ben and I will look for a h ouse closer to school.
>There is a transportation service that only would help me with
>transportation if I lived in Carrol County, so perhaps we can find a house
>there.
>Rhonda
>