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In reply to the discussion: Just ripped a co-worker. Now I feel terrible. [View all]southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)my son ended up in jail arrested for drunk driving and he calls me to come bail him out. I'd say hell no. Stay in jail. Then when he got home I would ask him what would have happened if you would have killed someone? Actions have consequence. I will also tell you when I was a kid my parents made it a point to meet my friends parents if they decided if I could spend the night at a friend's house. I see nothing wrong with that. If we went to a movie my dad took us and the other father picked us up and brought us home, or the other way around. You call that controlling well I have never had a kid come home drunk. They all worked in their high school years. We kids had to behave because my father was a senior enlisted man and way back then us kids had to be on our best behaviour. It stuck with me and I used it in my family. They still can watch tv, play their music, all the tech games and have friends over. They are welcome to go down in the basement and have fun. But the kids know the rules. My son and now my granddaughter respect the rules. I'm pretty flexiable if there is something they really want to do. But I ask alot of questions before I say yes. I see nothing wrong with that. It's called being a responsible parent. Oh by the way if my kid found trouble I will pray like hell that he/she learns a valuable lesson.