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My Daughter Is Dating a Jerk

What can a mother do to detour her daughter from remaining with a jerk of a boyfriend?

A radical father by the name of posted signs throughout a local college stating that he would pay $3,000 if someone would kill his 19-year-old daughter’s 33-year-old boyfriend. Now these actions are of great extreme. Honestly what do you do when your daughter is dating the wrong guy?

Most of us can remember when we were in love and a teenager. That old fling is probably on Facebook right now making his wife’s life miserable. But when you were a teenager, this guy could do no wrong. Things seemed perfect and there was no one in this world, not even mom or dad, who was going to break up the best thing that ever happened to you. And all along your parents knew this guy was a complete jerk.   

At the time most of us did not realize that this really cute boy didn't know how to treat us nor did he have a future, but we were so blinded by "love" that none of that mattered.  

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Knowing that this guy was a complete jerk, your parents probably did either one of two things…

#1 Say nothing and hope that you figure it out that he’s a jerk on your own or         #2 Pushed you to leave him, which caused you to want him even more

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Option #1, usually works. That's what I've heard even from my own mother. My mom told me a long time ago that if she had said something I would have just did everything to do the exact opposite of what she wanted. Which is probably true.  

Option #2, has lead many to end up marrying the jerk and later divorcing him. So be careful with this option if you choose this route.

Teenage daughters can become your best friend or a complete nightmare, but either way she’s still your daughter. And no mother wants to see their child get hurt or be led down the wrong path by some boy. So what does a mother do when her teenage daughter falls in love with someone who is completely wrong for her?

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