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Porn, sex, drugs--I don't know what to do

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whateveryouwantmetosay · 04/08/2023 22:05

My dd1 is 14. She has massive social anxiety which is currently being treated with meds + therapy and is doing so much better. She has a friend who is a year old. Friend has always been a bit of a "wild one" -- e.g. wearing fishnet stockings to school in Grade 5 (we are not in the UK), online dating seriously older men, suicide "threats" etc etc. Friend doesn't have a great home life or parents so I try my best to fill the gap as she is one of my dd's best friends.

About 8 months ago she brought over alcohol which she consumed and binned (didn't bother to hide the evidence). I asked her not to do that again as I don't want to get in trouble. About 2 months ago she brings over a vape pen with weed. I could clearly smell the evidence. We had a big talk with DD about drugs and said she can try marijuana under our supervision but not her friends. It happened several more times so I ended up banning the vape pen when she comes over. Last night she was here again and turned on porn. This makes me very upset. My dd is only 14.

I don't want to "ban" this kid from coming over but I am seriously in a hard place. On one hand I am over the moon that my dd is being social with her friends again, while on the other I am worried about the influence this friend is having on dd. My dd and I are close, she tells me everything (which is how I know about all of this) but also begs me not to ban her friend from coming over or tell her parents (they wouldn't care/do anything anyway).

What do I do?

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whateveryouwantmetosay · 07/08/2023 01:53

nolamesallowed · 06/08/2023 00:56

Wow. It's quite obvious this child is suffering from neglect or abuse and as you said her parents don't care. She isn't your problem but you sound very cold.

So cold that I bothered to post 🙄

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