I am glad my baby sister was so close to me in age that if I wanted to go on a teenage rampage and make heads roll I could.

Only problem is that nowadays, I believe I have learned my lesson and I live on a VERY long fuse. When I do get angry though, I always happen to be near those who knew me from my past so they work thier ***** off to settle me down before I get too angry.

Man, do you know what I would do to be angry AND have people next to me who are willing to let me go ape****?

EDIT: Just in case I am not allowed to type that. :P

EDIT#2: cleaned up my spelling and grammar errors

In my family........2 sisters......have boys!!!

WTH???? These are strange ENTITIES!!!

If you really love your neice chill and give her someone to talk to and listen to in confidence when she is in the mood.

If you get the opportunity talk honestly about your fears, and understanding how men think, and may try to manipulate her. Remind her she will be letting down a lot of people who trust her to protect herself from disease and pregnancy and offer her support in getting accurate information and protection. You will be much more credible than her parents so it is a awesome opportunity to be a positive influence and really protect her rather than bluster.

Telling her frequently hat you love her, respect her, and want her to be responsible young woman is a very powerful incentive to respect herself and her future.

You don't want her to run away and go into hiding with a lover because she is afraid of how the family is going to react if she has a problem. Fear of family reaction is one of the leading cause of teens hiding dateing abuse or pressures they don't know how to handle on there own.

If my experience (and I have eight sisters besides cousins and girlfriends ) and years of counseling experience it is not necessarily the boyfriend you know about that you have to worry about. Frequently it is peer pressure from female friends that get younger girls in bad situations. Telling her she can have her Uncle bail her out of any situation without the third degree is a blessing.

what is this bailing out and how is it best accomplished?
enquiring uncles want to know!

Oh geez...wait until you are watching your CHILDREN at this stage (and beyond!) You've got no idea!