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To: presently no screen name

"Why not a little 'preaching' to Joran's parents?"

Same preaching goes for Joran's parents. Absolutely.

But I think an 18-year-old under my roof will always be a child to me. Not until and unless she's under her own roof and married. And by "child" I mean that he/she must abide by my rules. I think it's called tough love.


418 posted on 07/19/2005 8:09:02 PM PDT by TAquinas (Demographics has consequences. Tom Tancredo for President 2008/2012.)
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To: TAquinas
But I think an 18-year-old under my roof will always be a child to me. Not until and unless she's under her own roof and married. And by "child" I mean that he/she must abide by my rules. I think it's called tough love.

I imagine that if you ever have 18-year-old offspring (I refrain from the term "children" since it implies minors), they will do a lot of sneaking around if still under your roof. Either that, or they will leave the over-protection of your roof the first chance they get. It's hard to make an adult comply with certain rules. This, of course, doesn't mean that a parent has to finance their adult offspring's adventures.

530 posted on 07/20/2005 8:24:15 AM PDT by flada (Y2K? What are you selling, chicken or sex jelly?)
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