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<blockquote data-quote="KTMom91" data-source="post: 418155" data-attributes="member: 4040"><p>Faith, morals, good character, manners...well put, as usual, Star. I insisted on what I referred to as "behaving like a civilized person," which meant a daily shower, clean clothes, polite tone when requesting something, kindness towards the animals, attending school, taking medications, and things like that. Our district has a dress code, so some of her fashion craziness was tempered because she'd get in trouble at school about it. I always emphasized that school was her job, everybody has a job, and you do your best at it.</p><p></p><p>The black eyeliner raccoon eyes? It's your face, kid. Look silly if you want to. The tight jeans? Not my problem if it's uncomfortable to sit down. I'm not the one who bought my pants two sizes too small. Green hair? I'm not the one who'll be doing the in-school suspension till it grows out. Refuse homework? Your detention, not mine. Enjoy. Failed a class? Happy summer school or zero period PE, scampering around the soccer field at 6:30 on a winter morning.</p><p></p><p>I put as much on Miss KT as it was possible to do, because I believe that if someone is never allowed to make choices as a child, they will not magically know how as an adult. I pointed out the pros and cons, but if it wasn't a safety or a "civilized behavior" issue, I let her take her lumps. </p><p></p><p>She actually thanked me for being so hard on her when she was a teen! She says there are girls in her dorm that have no idea of personal responsibility, and it drives her nuts! She doesn't understand how they can waste their money and play at college, because this is - wait for it - THEIR JOB! Even more surprising from her, since she is going to college with an educational trust her granddad set up for her before he passed away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KTMom91, post: 418155, member: 4040"] Faith, morals, good character, manners...well put, as usual, Star. I insisted on what I referred to as "behaving like a civilized person," which meant a daily shower, clean clothes, polite tone when requesting something, kindness towards the animals, attending school, taking medications, and things like that. Our district has a dress code, so some of her fashion craziness was tempered because she'd get in trouble at school about it. I always emphasized that school was her job, everybody has a job, and you do your best at it. The black eyeliner raccoon eyes? It's your face, kid. Look silly if you want to. The tight jeans? Not my problem if it's uncomfortable to sit down. I'm not the one who bought my pants two sizes too small. Green hair? I'm not the one who'll be doing the in-school suspension till it grows out. Refuse homework? Your detention, not mine. Enjoy. Failed a class? Happy summer school or zero period PE, scampering around the soccer field at 6:30 on a winter morning. I put as much on Miss KT as it was possible to do, because I believe that if someone is never allowed to make choices as a child, they will not magically know how as an adult. I pointed out the pros and cons, but if it wasn't a safety or a "civilized behavior" issue, I let her take her lumps. She actually thanked me for being so hard on her when she was a teen! She says there are girls in her dorm that have no idea of personal responsibility, and it drives her nuts! She doesn't understand how they can waste their money and play at college, because this is - wait for it - THEIR JOB! Even more surprising from her, since she is going to college with an educational trust her granddad set up for her before he passed away. [/QUOTE]
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