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I had a problem with my kids wanting me to rent them "R" rated movies at 13. "All the other kids watched them", they lamented. I told them, 'that's not the kind of stuff you should watch' and suggested they bring their friends over. I didn't tell them this, but I rented age appropriate stuff for them. Some of it was hokey and silly, but good fun. We became the 'hang out' house because I could control their movie watching and provide the environment for teens. Then they were too cool to tell me they appreciated it, but today, I've heard from many that they really felt comfy here. They could be a kid and not pretend they were something they weren't. Having a houseful of teens over wasn't easy, but a parent has to do what a parent has to do.

"Having a houseful of teens over wasn't easy, but a parent has to do what a parent has to do."

LOL! I know. That's how we handled it, too. I kind of miss the bottomless pit pizza & popcorn consumers now that they're all off to college and jobs. *SNIF* One's going to be a Fireman, one's learning computers and one is already running his own business at age 20, so I guess limiting the message in our home to a good, clean, positive one of stewardship and responsiblity may have had a tiny little effect on them. ;)

Or, they could've all ended up in jail. It's a cr@p shoot. You just do what you can for the short time they're in your charge.