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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 71572" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Just as a completely outside the box situation...I had two totally different kids. </p><p></p><p>Jamie and Cory. </p><p></p><p>We rarely had to throw down the hammer on Jamie when he was a teen because he basically policed himself fairly well. He did pull a few stunts where we had to pull him back into line but he accepted those limits with grace. </p><p></p><p>If Jamie told us he was going to spend the night at his buddies house, then you could bet your bottom dollar that was exactly where he would be. I also knew without a doubt that there would some drinking and pot usage going on at these parties from time to time. I never had one single worry that my son would partake. Ok...I take that back. He would nurse ONE bacardi wine cooler thingy and keep filling the bottle back up with sprite. He didnt smoke at all. He wouldnt ride in a car with anyone who drank. He spent the night with his buddies. </p><p></p><p>After High School, Jamie immediately started working with his dad hanging sheetrock and metal studs while waiting to get called up for bootcamp. He graduated on a friday and started work that monday. He left for boot on feb 18 and his last day of hanging sheetrock was the friday before that. </p><p></p><p>Jamie never ever hung out with kids and wanted to bad things. He had a goal. He wanted the military. When he wasnt working, he was hunting or fishing. The boy lived for the outdoors. He still does. That is why the career path he has chosen is so perfect for him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 71572, member: 1514"] Just as a completely outside the box situation...I had two totally different kids. Jamie and Cory. We rarely had to throw down the hammer on Jamie when he was a teen because he basically policed himself fairly well. He did pull a few stunts where we had to pull him back into line but he accepted those limits with grace. If Jamie told us he was going to spend the night at his buddies house, then you could bet your bottom dollar that was exactly where he would be. I also knew without a doubt that there would some drinking and pot usage going on at these parties from time to time. I never had one single worry that my son would partake. Ok...I take that back. He would nurse ONE bacardi wine cooler thingy and keep filling the bottle back up with sprite. He didnt smoke at all. He wouldnt ride in a car with anyone who drank. He spent the night with his buddies. After High School, Jamie immediately started working with his dad hanging sheetrock and metal studs while waiting to get called up for bootcamp. He graduated on a friday and started work that monday. He left for boot on feb 18 and his last day of hanging sheetrock was the friday before that. Jamie never ever hung out with kids and wanted to bad things. He had a goal. He wanted the military. When he wasnt working, he was hunting or fishing. The boy lived for the outdoors. He still does. That is why the career path he has chosen is so perfect for him. [/QUOTE]
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