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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 653542" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>Ugh. Why do our kids gravitate toward those type of friends? I remember when ours was still in high school, having a friend who was still a minor come over (J-2 was one of the first) and it would start getting late and say, "Hey is it okay if J-2 (or C or W) crash here for the night?" I'd say, "Does your mom (grandma or aunt or whoever) know where you are?"</p><p> </p><p>The usual answer was something like, "It's okay, she doesn't care where I spend the night." About made me cry.</p><p> </p><p>I'd make them call their mom or whoever they lived with and give me the phone - at least the first time - and sure enough, the mom didn't particularly care where they were - didn't know me from Adam - didn't know if I lived in the projects or a crack-house instead of the suburbs. I had ONE mom out of many thank me for calling.</p><p> </p><p>When we decided to let J-2 live with us for the second semester of our son's junior year (not J-2's, he only had freshman credits from all the bouncing around and missing school...and failing), I met his mother ONE time. I had never even spoken to her! The boys - 16 years old - had come to us and asked if he could move in. I demanded that she come to the house and talk to us before we'd say yes, and we'd give her the power of attorney there. She came, visited for 1/2 hour or so and left. We never saw her again, not even when J-2 brought his stuff - he and my son went to get it. I talked to her on the phone once and texted once or twice. She just moved two states away and left him with total strangers. I still find it incredibly sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 653542, member: 17309"] Ugh. Why do our kids gravitate toward those type of friends? I remember when ours was still in high school, having a friend who was still a minor come over (J-2 was one of the first) and it would start getting late and say, "Hey is it okay if J-2 (or C or W) crash here for the night?" I'd say, "Does your mom (grandma or aunt or whoever) know where you are?" The usual answer was something like, "It's okay, she doesn't care where I spend the night." About made me cry. I'd make them call their mom or whoever they lived with and give me the phone - at least the first time - and sure enough, the mom didn't particularly care where they were - didn't know me from Adam - didn't know if I lived in the projects or a crack-house instead of the suburbs. I had ONE mom out of many thank me for calling. When we decided to let J-2 live with us for the second semester of our son's junior year (not J-2's, he only had freshman credits from all the bouncing around and missing school...and failing), I met his mother ONE time. I had never even spoken to her! The boys - 16 years old - had come to us and asked if he could move in. I demanded that she come to the house and talk to us before we'd say yes, and we'd give her the power of attorney there. She came, visited for 1/2 hour or so and left. We never saw her again, not even when J-2 brought his stuff - he and my son went to get it. I talked to her on the phone once and texted once or twice. She just moved two states away and left him with total strangers. I still find it incredibly sad. [/QUOTE]
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