Do you think kids should be allowed to choose their own friends?

[cindylou]

Ignoring my Catholic inlaws, I decided not to get Abby baptized so she could decide on her own what she wanted to do. Seemed to me like something that should be a personal decision.

 

[cindylou]

yeah...like...because i fucking said so

our girls are getting a little older now so we occassionally sit them down and make sure they understand the reason for some of our decisions but, it's still a totalitarian regime...and by totalitarian i mean, my wife is in charge of domestic affairs and we all do wtf she says...or else

if mama ain't happy, nobody's happy, capiche??

Lol cute

That is no way how it went down at my house when I was younger. Now he's older he has settled down and I notice my Mom is running things now.

Would you tell a 15-16 year old kid they couldn't hang out with their best friend because you said so?

 

[nimbus]

if the parents are idiots then they shouldn't get a say

 

[digimon7068]

Lol cute

That is no way how it went down at my house when I was younger. Now he's older he has settled down and I notice my Mom is running things now.

Would you tell a 15-16 year old kid they couldn't hang out with their best friend because you said so?

cross that bridge when i get to it, i s'pose...but, generally speaking...is the best friend a heroin addict? then, yes i ABSolutely would...and if need be, i'd make said best friend disappear. but, is the best friend a different religion or just some odd-ball (e.g., gothic, artsy-fartsy, outcast) or gay or a liberal-treehugging-democrat or whatever? then, no...that would be stepping out of bounds imho...however, with that said, i would respectfully defer to what-ever-the-hell my wife says, cuz she's gonna have the final word anyway.

 

[mrplunkey]

cross that bridge when i get to it, i s'pose...but, generally speaking...is the best friend a heroin addict? then, yes i ABSolutely would...and if need be, i'd make said best friend disappear. but, is the best friend a different religion or just some odd-ball (e.g., gothic, artsy-fartsy, outcast) or gay or a liberal-treehugging-democrat or whatever? then, no...that would be stepping out of bounds imho...however, with that said, i would respectfully defer to what-ever-the-hell my wife says, cuz she's gonna have the final word anyway.

Exactly.

When they get 14-15, you need more support for your argument.

Part of the trick is to not pick fights that you'll still win, but have to win by playing the "my house = my rules" card.

 

[cindylou]

Lol

I'll always have a soft spot for Catholic men, usually right next to a strong woman.

 

[digimon7068]

Lol

I'll always have a soft spot for Catholic men, usually right next to a strong woman.

off topic, but...carrie underwood was on letterman last monday and dang! you really DO look like her!

 

[cindylou]

off topic, but...carrie underwood was on letterman last monday and dang! you really DO look like her!

Lol, Was she really? I get that a lot. I think she looks like my sister...who is my twin so I must look like her too. Lol. When I visited the Titanic museum the tour guide thought I actually was Carrie, seriously. That was weird. Hahaha.

 

[digimon7068]

Lol, Was she really? I get that a lot. I think she looks like my sister...who is my twin so I must look like her too. Lol. When I visited the Titanic museum the tour guide thought I actually was Carrie, seriously. That was weird. Hahaha.

 

[cindylou]

That is the first time I've heard that song before. I love it!