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Domestic Problems Number Two

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  1. 1. If you bring beer to a party and not all of it is consumed, can you take the remainder with you as you leave the party?

    • You brought it, it's yours to do what you wish
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    • No. Title changed upon walking across the threshold
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    • You can sneak one for the road in your pocket as you leave
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I don't believe I said that......

whether I agree or disagree with anyone is not the point. Everyone has a right to bring up their children as they see fit, it may not always be the way that I would choose but it's not my place to make judgement on anyone. I'm not a perfect Mum by any means and I've still got a lot of learning to do, but so far I've managed to bring up a polite, well mannered, sociable and confident child. I hope that the information I have given her (and will contniue to give her)will help her to make the right decisions as she gets older, however I'm perfectly aware I could well be in the position that many parents find themselves in with a nightmare teeneager on my hands. If this happens, I will deal with it at the time in whatever way I see fit but I'm certainly not going to sit here at the moment and say that because she's a brilliant child now means she'll stay that way. I have my approach to parenthood....others have thiers. Who's to say which way is right

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My experience....

My mum and dad were fine with me drinking underage. They would occasionaly buy me a carry out (never enough but we got more :P ) and knew exactly where I was because I didn't have to hide it from them. If I was going to a pub or whatever I'd text them when I was in and leaving (my mum liked that for peace of mind). Two texts that's all. I was brought up and learnt how much I could handle, how to treat alcohol right and was always drinking in a safe enviroment (houses or pubs) because they encouraged me to learn about it in a safe place. I didn't have to hide it and I never got to hospital on it.

Now take cigarettes. My mum and dad are totaly against smoking. They must know I smoke now, but I've never done it in front of them and never told them (one of they 'can't stop you doing it but I don't want to know' kinda things I'd guess). If I nipped out the garden for a fag at that age I would get in serious trouble for it. That means I had to go behind their backs and smoke. It meant I ended up going out more (I swear I would go on nights out when I was 16-17 just to have a fag) and I probably ended up smoking more than I normally would have done if they would have let me do my thing but gave me advice against it. My mum used to smoke when she was 16-29 so she could have told me bad things about the money aspect of it, and how she managed to get off them, etc. I didn't have that and I'm addicted to fags now (although not much, I usualy just properly smoke when I drink now).

Two types of 'drugs', two different approaches but the same folk involved. Which do you think is the best option of parenting was?

(I'm not saying my mum and dad failed me or anything with the cigs it was my stupid fault to start them in the first place, but you get the picture)

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