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<blockquote data-quote="AppleCori" data-source="post: 654874" data-attributes="member: 16024"><p>8pm does seem early, but his dad picked that time because that's when the parties seem to get started, and he thinks a 10pm curfew would enable him to drink and just come home early. Then he would start coming in just a little later every time and we would be back to square one.</p><p></p><p>We go to bed by 10pm but are not always *sleeping* ...ahem...and he often comes in by 11 or 12. Not always but sometimes.</p><p></p><p>With the older boy, they often parented out of fear. Fear of his reaction.</p><p></p><p>Fear that he wouldn't go to school.</p><p>Fear that he would leave and not come back.</p><p>Fear that he would sabotage his own life.</p><p></p><p>But it all happened anyway.</p><p></p><p>And he put up with a lot of stuff he otherwise wouldn't have.</p><p></p><p>Don't want to do that again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AppleCori, post: 654874, member: 16024"] 8pm does seem early, but his dad picked that time because that's when the parties seem to get started, and he thinks a 10pm curfew would enable him to drink and just come home early. Then he would start coming in just a little later every time and we would be back to square one. We go to bed by 10pm but are not always *sleeping* ...ahem...and he often comes in by 11 or 12. Not always but sometimes. With the older boy, they often parented out of fear. Fear of his reaction. Fear that he wouldn't go to school. Fear that he would leave and not come back. Fear that he would sabotage his own life. But it all happened anyway. And he put up with a lot of stuff he otherwise wouldn't have. Don't want to do that again. [/QUOTE]
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