Yes, we are responsible for our children. But suppose, at this very minute, my honor student, athlete, college-bound son gets it into his head (or any other part of his anatomy) to run out to his girlfriend’s house at lunch? I am a stay at home mom, I am on top of things to a larger degree than most parents I know. (Just ask my kids, they are thrilled with that!) We don’t go away for the weekend without the kids, they don’t go and just hang out . . .
But he does leave my sight. Smart kids really do screw up sometimes. (Pun intended!)
“But he does leave my sight. Smart kids really do screw up sometimes. (Pun intended!)”
Of course, but if the screw up is literally a screw, do we run for VP? Don’t we know the kid is going to be on the cover of the tabloids? Can you see the headlines? I’m not saying that is right but it will happen?
Then my big issue is McCain!! The man is a gambler with bad judgement. He is gambling with the Country. He could get us Obama!
I don’t think that is the issue at all.
I think the issue is when this happens do you leave your teenager at home and take a demanding job far away.
As for McCain, do you select a person who has that going on?
My best friend is very career oriented (head of public works for a city in Texas, and on the school board, plus several other positions). Her husband got non-hodgkins lymphoma a few years ago. I was the one telling her that she had tooo much on her plate at that time. She knew it, but she needed someone to remind her. She was just trying to do everything, and sometimes you can’t.
Now, my friend’s husband has been cancer free for several years, so she can do more again.
And you wrote that kids don't think? You're kid did his own work, doesn't he? He understands the consequences of his actions, yes?
Smart people - ALL PEOPLE - screw up. We're human. It's how he deal with hardships, mistakes and tragedies, that defines us. We must not helicopter over our children.