Tired of "Politically Correct"

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Registered: 10-02-2008
Tired of "Politically Correct"
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Thu, 12-11-2008 - 12:25pm

My state (WA)

KAREN

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Registered: 10-02-2008
Mon, 12-15-2008 - 3:33pm

"It's impossible to follow them around everywhere, and they will do things that we don't like when we aren't around.

KAREN

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Registered: 11-07-2008
Mon, 12-15-2008 - 3:51pm

Do you really think "pick your battles" is the equivalent of "well, I really don't want to argue with her,

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Registered: 11-07-2008
Mon, 12-15-2008 - 4:01pm

>>I absolutely understand that (I remember standing outside the store waiting for someone older than me to buy me beer, then going to parties every weekend, of course without my parent's knowledge) LOL!

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Registered: 10-02-2008
Mon, 12-15-2008 - 4:13pm

"And if you make all the decisions and choices for your children, how do you expect them to learn to make good choices and to learn the natural consequences when they don't?

KAREN

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Mon, 12-15-2008 - 4:15pm

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I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

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Mon, 12-15-2008 - 4:23pm

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I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

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Mon, 12-15-2008 - 4:35pm

"But I guess if you are more concerned about messy rooms than underaged drinking and partying and kids sneaking out to parties every weekend, you would want to follow this parenting style"


KAREN

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Registered: 10-15-2008
Mon, 12-15-2008 - 4:54pm
Umm you just said a few posts ago that you used to sneak out and go to parties every weekend and let older kids buy you booze..which I am assuming you drank. ( How is it that you have never drank again?) I had a BFF in high school who's parents never let her do anything..they were extremely religious and horribly strict. She did her chores...she worked hard..she was never allowed any reward for being a good kid..and the minute she turned 18..she ended up with a 35 year old...using drugs and drinking to excess. This is ususally the case with every person I have seen who had parents that were extreme diciplinarians. I let my children have some freedoms and room for negotiation...but I still dicipline them and make them do chores.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Mon, 12-15-2008 - 5:06pm

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Heavens! Not a nuanced approach!!

 


 


I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure

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Registered: 10-09-2008
Mon, 12-15-2008 - 5:07pm

I mean really, what kind of parenting is that?


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