Am forever amazed at what sorts of things the kids throw at me---figuratively speaking, of course. One son is attracted to the worldly side of life, and is straining at the bit to be more *out there*. Seems to me, he'll have plenty of out there time when he moves away (no time in the near future), so he's got to continue to live under the law here, until then. Still, it gets a bit tiresome. He knows how we do things.
What's to learn?
We've sheltered our kids, and I make no excuse to that. They're decent folks and they've not been hit with lots of the peer pressure that my husband and I had to deal with. Sure, there are folks who say we're not giving them a chance to experience life, but I defer to my first sentences about how we do things here. They can be wild and crazy when they move out. To turn a blind eye to that behavior and allow it while they're under our roof would be a bit foolish in my mind.
Why am I talking about this? I have no idea. Just a mild vent about how 24 hour/day parenting is. Not so much complaining either, but just wish there was more down-time, you know?
