totally depends

upon the history
upon the circumstances
upon the relationship
upon the repentances/absence of repentance,,


,,to name just a few things
of everyone I know who have lived in long marriages, obstacles are inevitable and arguments are inevitable, but the key seems to be forgiveness and an ability to learn, grow stronger, and move on,,,


most of us 'cheated on' have hard time getting past the forgiveness and most of those who 'cheat' never make it to the 'learning' part


unfortunately, forgivness of infidelity teaches some that its ok to do because there are no real consequences

but some are capable of being remorseful and changing their ways


they say once a cheater always a cheater, but thats certainly not an absolute standard

they say the same about someone who hits you, but I know from experience it can absolutely be a 'one time' thing when there is real love and repentance that happens,,,,

probably not, but there is no absolute answer

13 is too young to be engaging in sex, I think a long talk would be in order

it would be important to me to stress respect for herself and her future

for her to see the squalor people live in who have had children too young, and those who are dying from disease that a 'pill' cant prevent,,,

Well stated and I totally agree.

My question to the parent questioning this is, why does the school feel the need to search YOUR childs backpack and locker? That to me is the bigger concern. Where are you failing as a parent that such a step needs to be taken? Perhaps YOU should be searching your own childs backpack daily.

My question to the parent questioning this is, why does the school feel the need to search YOUR childs backpack and locker? That to me is the bigger concern. Where are you failing as a parent that such a step needs to be taken? Perhaps YOU should be searching your own childs backpack daily.