Parenting and Lying

[Vas Deferens]

(04-25-2016, 10:01 PM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: I watch mine as much as I can. Actually almost got into a fight with my brother in law on the subject. He disagrees but took it to the point of calling me a creepy stalker an peeping Tom. The irony is that his kid is struggling with pot right now and he believes that kids are going to do whatever they want to do whether you monitor them or not. While that may be true, you still have to at least try to stay on top of things. 

True, but you have to stay on top of things as best you can. You can't just give them free reign and hope for the best. And Facebook is actually a thing of the past now. Most HS kids don't use it and quit once their parents started getting accounts and it became uncool. 

Thanks for the FB update, had no idea.  So how do you solve for decentralized social interactions super dad?  Might as well take the Internet away from them and handcuff their future. 

(04-25-2016, 10:39 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Yes how dare I actively parent and look out for their best interests.    I guess maybe I should just quit and let them fall victim to any degenerate out there .... 

I know a lot of people whose parents didn't trust them growing up.   Most of them were shitty people who didn't have a real relationship with their kids or the interpersonal skills to have a genuine conversation with them and relied on fables and antiquated bullshit.  One of those kids just got a fees years for chasing the dragon.  I always thought it was more about the parents self evaluation than that of the child tbh. 

You're going to do whatever you want lucie. While I'm certain you love them, I think you should be more open minded and flexible about your parenting style and relationship with them than you are with other aspects of life.  Last thing you want to do is loose a loved one for the sake of pride.