tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post114175794743750007..comments2023-10-11T03:32:43.592-06:00Comments on Fencing With the Fog: You Cannot Date My SonMaryAn Batchellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-79365536043100182472010-06-09T09:09:12.332-06:002010-06-09T09:09:12.332-06:00I hope your sons are as smart as you say and think...I hope your sons are as smart as you say and think they are.All teens do things they shouldn't. Not saying if they do one bad thing on the list they do them all. Just that kids will have their fun,because no matter what kids are kids,and they do what they want. The difference is the dumb ones get caught by parents/police and the smart ones don't.<br /><br />You should let him date whoever he pleases. Most kids will make the right choice.<br /><br />Darwin's theory of evolution includes that nature will thin the heard by removing the dumb ones ;) free population control<br /><br />so let your little bird's fly and see who they are,you don't want to mold them into robots following rules <br /><br /><br /> ......lol and Victoria and her comment,,,umm if you have to tell your boyfriend to look away when a girl walks by. That is your problem and your insecurity. Its natural to look at people trying to fight that is just stupid and will cause problems.Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-78502881283239615152009-10-14T22:34:57.270-06:002009-10-14T22:34:57.270-06:00I like these rules. I am 20 going on 21 and I hate...I like these rules. I am 20 going on 21 and I hate that I have to tell my Boyfriend to look away when another girl comes our way. We both hate that girls are so free with their gifts. To have rules like these just means that you love your son and want the best for him. I hope that I can do the same for my some day children.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684569588204392527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-78014486830009192602009-09-24T18:19:12.186-06:002009-09-24T18:19:12.186-06:00Thanks Mark. This post is a few years old. My sons...Thanks Mark. This post is a few years old. My sons are now 25, 20, and 15 and so far, no rude awakenings. No alcohol. No drugs. good decisions. Can't ask for much more than that.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-37523757784937854782009-09-24T14:18:11.887-06:002009-09-24T14:18:11.887-06:00good for you more should be like that
i have two v...good for you more should be like that<br />i have two very good kids 17 and 19 and they know consequences what the consequences of their actions will be for certain behavior-and the rules they have to follow-may be fooled tomorrow but they are fine with that now-good work ethics-good grades and they have earned our trust.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681022280865334131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1145021342640782532006-04-14T07:29:00.000-06:002006-04-14T07:29:00.000-06:00Car keys.Car keys.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1144985303348455562006-04-13T21:28:00.000-06:002006-04-13T21:28:00.000-06:00lol, thats all i have to say, lol. how exacley are...lol, thats all i have to say, lol. how exacley are u planning on enforcing these criteria?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142000709865972522006-03-10T08:25:00.000-06:002006-03-10T08:25:00.000-06:00So sorry my take on this has disappointed you. But...So sorry my take on this has disappointed you. But I am not even slightly broad minded when it comes to raising my kids. I'll bend like wet bamboo when it comes to most things, but not my kids. They walk a narrow line. Period.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I'm in for any rude awakenings although every parent gets surprises. My son did cause a near riot at school two weeks ago when three different girls asked him to the prom and he told each of them that he wasn't going. It was overrated and not his thing.<BR/><BR/>A father stopped me in the parking that afternoon, handed me his credit card and said if my son would please take one or both his daughters to the prom, he'd pay for everything. Sheeesh!<BR/><BR/>I have three sons and my methods have worked so far. I have a 22 year old and the worst trouble he's been in is with water balloons.<BR/><BR/>The sixteen year old is a sharp kid. His response to my concerns about that girl's blog was "do I really want to date a girl my mom dislikes anyway?" <BR/><BR/>Easy for him to say. He has three other girls waiting to see which one he'll take to the prom.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1141934193572766212006-03-09T13:56:00.000-06:002006-03-09T13:56:00.000-06:00perhaps it's that great texas-california divide, b...perhaps it's that great texas-california divide, but im very surprised at your position on this. <BR/><BR/>at sixteen you'd better hope your son has already learned not to get into a car with someone who IS drunk. you can't be there all the time to control what he does (nor should you be).<BR/><BR/>and if you really believe *you* control what your 16-year old son does, i predict you're in for some rude awakenings in the next few years. many of these decisions are, like it or not, in his hands and if you haven't given him the tools to deal with them he's already in trouble.deepstructurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583913547299709213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1141924468326713842006-03-09T11:14:00.000-06:002006-03-09T11:14:00.000-06:00Nope. He's sixteen. I am TERRIBLE parent if I let ...Nope. He's sixteen. I am TERRIBLE parent if I let him get in a car with somebody who has admitted to driving drunk.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1141856320787202582006-03-08T16:18:00.000-06:002006-03-08T16:18:00.000-06:00i don't know how old your son is - but isn't it up...i don't know how old your son is - but isn't it up to him who he dates?deepstructurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583913547299709213noreply@blogger.com