I guess it sure beats actually having conversations with your kid.
Conversation only goes so far. Some kids just have to find things out the hard way.
"I guess it sure beats actually having conversations with your kid."
They had one. She was allowed to use the car because she told them she was going 4 miles to a friend's house.
Especially since it would be rather pointless to have a conversation with your kid when she's driving a car you're not in.
Or you could try talking really really loud.
Lots of parents DO have plenty of serious conversations with their kids. But especially with all the rotten influences around them these days, it often doesn't sink in. I'd rather parents keep tabs like this, than find out the hard way that their kid was driving drunk, doing drugs, etc. Too often we hear the tragic stories of kids killed while doing something their parents were sure they'd never do.
That's a specious statement. There are lots of parents who have good relationships with their normally 'good' kids and the kids will lie to them when they're trying to get away with something. Part of being a kid is pushing boundaries and kids lie to their parents about who they're with and what they've been doing.
What a silly response. Those are not mutually exclusive.