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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 529907" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>I dont have that issue of course but I clearly remember being the kid in that position. I moved back home for graduate school because I was going to the U of MN so close to home, no reason to pay for campus housing. I had lived away for four years and so just lived the same at first, coming and going and not realizing my mom was worried about where I was and not sleeping until I got home. She talked to me about it and just explained how she felt. Now, I never did have a curfew because I was not a difficult child and just never needed it, they always knew where I was and I let them know if anything changed etc. So I still had no curfew in grad school (age 21-23) but I did agree to tell her when I would be home, where in general I was and I agreed to stick to it. I never did overnights or anything and I would actually think it is ok to talk about a rule for that. Whatever you feel comfortable with. </p><p></p><p>I did think it was lame at the time, LOL. But I respected it, it was her house and I was the oldest with little sisters to set an example for. </p><p></p><p>I suppose a big advantage now is the cell phones, texts etc... a kid can say, well I told you, so??? We didn't even have an answering machine at that time I think. We were kind of slow to get that kind of stuff at our house.</p><p></p><p>(I just realized I said I was not a difficult child so does that mean I am a gfd??? d=devil??? hmmmmmm, I certainly was not a easy child if P = perfect, well, maybe if p=precious, I could have been called that but only from my mom's point of view....LOL)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 529907, member: 12886"] I dont have that issue of course but I clearly remember being the kid in that position. I moved back home for graduate school because I was going to the U of MN so close to home, no reason to pay for campus housing. I had lived away for four years and so just lived the same at first, coming and going and not realizing my mom was worried about where I was and not sleeping until I got home. She talked to me about it and just explained how she felt. Now, I never did have a curfew because I was not a difficult child and just never needed it, they always knew where I was and I let them know if anything changed etc. So I still had no curfew in grad school (age 21-23) but I did agree to tell her when I would be home, where in general I was and I agreed to stick to it. I never did overnights or anything and I would actually think it is ok to talk about a rule for that. Whatever you feel comfortable with. I did think it was lame at the time, LOL. But I respected it, it was her house and I was the oldest with little sisters to set an example for. I suppose a big advantage now is the cell phones, texts etc... a kid can say, well I told you, so??? We didn't even have an answering machine at that time I think. We were kind of slow to get that kind of stuff at our house. (I just realized I said I was not a difficult child so does that mean I am a gfd??? d=devil??? hmmmmmm, I certainly was not a easy child if P = perfect, well, maybe if p=precious, I could have been called that but only from my mom's point of view....LOL) [/QUOTE]
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