But most parents that say my child is good, I trust them, etc are in for a shock. A 16 yr old, will in most cases, not make good adult decisions. In most cases they survive the mistakes but they are going to do things that a parent would not want them to do. It is the parent's job to make it hard to do dumb teenage mistakes.

My opinion is you need to have your daughter here, or you need to be there. No job is worth losing your children. What happens if she is out with a boy and gets into trouble, who gets the blame. How do you feel if something happens and you are here?

Everyone is trying to make you feel good about the situation but I don't agree. Having been a teenager, you can't trust them to make good decision.