On Mar 9, 11:32*pm, "deja.blues" wrote:
"Tony" wrote in message

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G'morning.

I just joined this group looking for some advice. My ex-wife & I have
joint custody of my teenage daughter who just turned 18 this past
week. Sometime last fall, she broke curfew at my place & I punished
her accordingly. Now she's broken curfew at her mom's. My ex-wife
wants to punish my daughter & wishes that I 'match' the same
punishment at my place.

What is this "punishment", exactly? *I'm curious how you'd punish an
18-year-old.
What a terrible idea and word, "punishment" - it chafed me to even type it..

An obvious punishment for not coming home on time on one Friday night
would be prohibition on any social outings for say a week, just as one
would punish unsafe driving by taking away the car keys for some
period of time. If the rules chafe, the 18yo can think of it as
incentive to become financially independent and move out.