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October 3, 2008, 5:38 pm PDT
You did right...
Quote From: marianrfbAlthough I do not regularly follow my child, when my suspicions are aroused, I may. I do expect for him to tell me where he is and for him to be there, which has not always been the case. He NOW knows that I may very well phone a parent or drive by to see where he is. He has not always been where he said that he is. He has not always been sober either! I make no apologies for checking his texting and finding that he is driving down the interstate and texting at the same time (yes, the texting service was immediately suspended). I believe that if I can discourage negative behaviors before they become ingrained, then maybe life will not degenerate. I make no apologies for doing what I feel is in his best interest and to be a responsible parent. While I do not agree with "Helicopter" parenting --- what you do when your suspicions are aroused is totally correct. I do not have kids nor do I want any but i would not snoop in my daughter's diary or read my son's emails / texts etc unless he/she has given me suspicions. If my intuition was aroused and I suspected something amiss then Damn right I would read the diary or an email or a text and deal with it accordingly. As far as the texting-while-driving goes - good for you suspending the text service was the best thing you could have done (other than taking away his car keys) Your last line "I make no apologies for doing what I feel is in his best interest and to be a responsible parent." That was one of the best things I've ever read in a while. How many parents make 'threats or give punishments' and then either don't follow through with their punishment, or if they give a 3 week punishment they give the kid their preiveliges back after only 1 or 2 because they feel bad for 'distryoing their life ' because they got the car priveligdes taken away as a punishment
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