Yeah, I looked at porno mags when I was a kid.
Unfortunately in the scenario I described below, the kind of porn that this kid
is looking at
is much more extreme. I won't go into any details, but it didn't exist when we
were kids. I
was shocked when I heard about it.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > The worst part is the son sneaks onto the internet whenever possible
> and looks at porn,
>
> Just a modern version of us looking at porn magazines. I had a
> subscription to SCREW.
>
> > If I had kids, they would not have their own computer, they'd use
> the family computer.
> > Definitely no video games in my house.
> > And i'd do my best to limit their use of text messages on their
> cell phones.
> > I hope that doesn't sound harsh, but that's how I feel.
> > I'd spend more time with them, take lots of day trips, and do as
> much outdoor stuff as
> > possible.
> > And they would definitely ride bikes responsibly.
>
> And you would raise a serial killer or a Mormon if you followed these
> measures. Beleive me, I don't have a handle on it. Sort of like riding
> a bike, some technique and some intuition.
>
> Spending time with my parents would have been like punishment when I
> was a kid. In fact it was. When I was about 13 I drank so much with
> older friends I went unconscious for hours. When semiconcscious I kept
> wishing to die not to face my father, who would make Tony Soprano look
> like a wuss. My punishment - had to get a crew cut, were shorts and
> spend my entire summer with my dad. I would have rather been a Georgia
> chain gang.
>
> Did I drink again? You betcha! Just made sure not to get caught.
> Growing up I knew my family was not what I saw on TV. Dr. Stone ate
> dinner dressed in a tie and Donna Reed in a party dress. My father
> didn;t wear a shirt and my mom was in a moomoo.
>
> Although they never would win any awards for parenting, I knew I was
> loved and that my parents wanted me to do well. I guess that's all you
> need to know and do as a parent. Let your kids know you love them and
> care for them and that you set certain boundaries - do your best in
> school, respect other people and yourself, etc. Teach by example. Let
> them have their computers, video games and yeah, even porn I guess.
>
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