[Sca-cooks] Teach your children well...OT, OOP?

[Diana Skaggs]

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 Your mom sounds a lot like me.  I know Sean didn't listen to much I said, but I got to where I'd say, "This is my obligatory speech about _______" Topics included but were not limited to: alcohol use/abuse, drug use, safe sex, sex prior to marriage, etc, etc.  I wanted to know I had passed on my opinions.  I usually ended up saying something along the lines of "if you get into any situation you are uncomfortable with, call me, no matter the time of night or day, and I will do my best to come and get you.  But I reserve the right to say 'I told you so.' "
He has admitted he's heard my lectures in the back of his mind a time or two.  (weg)
Liadan
SableSwanHerald at aol.com wrote:
This was the one thing my parents were actually sensible on in terms of "teen issues" (snippage)  "If you need to drink, you can do it at home, when we're there - I may even join you if it's something I like. I just don't even want you getting into a car with someone who's been drinking - that's my fear." (more snipped) The rules; she had to know the kids (I ran with a good group, and she liked all of them except one - I was never allowed to go to anything at his house, and I abided by that); I had to leave a number; if people got too drunk to drive, I could call her any time no questions asked and either get her to pick me up or pay for a cab when I hit home; if I stayed over, I had to call and state who was going to be there and who the reponsible adult was; and if it was a Saturday night, i had to be ready when she picked me up for church the next morning. I negotiated that we could do late service on those occasions.

Berengaria