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Post by orlandogirl on Oct 4, 2002 16:07:29 GMT -5
As you know I have to boys 14 and 11. Well, I expect the phone to ring off the hook for the older one but I just am not ready for it to be ringing for my little poo poo bear. Anyway, it does, but today, (they have only been home 1 hour from school mind you) the phone rings, it's a girl, she asks for him, I say he is not here and then I say who is calling i'll have him return the call, she pauses and says, "well, i'm not allowed to have boys call my house". Ok, then the phone rings 15 minutes later and a girl asks for him (little poo poo) and I say he is not in, and then I decide to ask, "are you allowed to call boys" she says "no", so I say, "why are you then" and she stuttors, I say, "please do not call for dominic again, you can see him in school". Ok, so now should I feel bad? and if I never found that out, and if my son had returned the call, they could have been in trouble right? I don't know man, this raising teens and preteens is hard. What are your thoughts?
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Post by mrsmcknight on Oct 5, 2002 0:19:33 GMT -5
my only advise is to pray for wisdom because I do not have any children but I know that it must be hard for you. I'll be preaying for you as well
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Post by Drelyn on Oct 7, 2002 11:22:22 GMT -5
I don't think there is any harm in a phone call. What are they going to do. Plan the next terorist attack or something? I would just limit the time they have...such as only 15 minutes a night or something and let them be.
but that is only my opinion
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Post by greeneyes20 on Oct 7, 2002 12:07:18 GMT -5
OK I FEEL YOUR PAIN. I AM CURRENTLY PARENTING AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO SHE WAS IN A FRIENDS WEDDING. WHEN THE WEDDING PARTY ALL GOT UP TO DO THE CUSTOMARY WEDDING PARTY DANCE....I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE FACT THAT MY 11 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SLOW DANCING WITH A 14YR OLD BOY. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS WHAT ARE YOUR HOUSE RULES REGARDING TELEPHONE CALLS? AND ALSO BEING THE MOTHER OF A GIRL I CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE THE BOYS MOM ENFORCING MY RULES. GREENEYES20
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Post by orlandogirl on Oct 7, 2002 17:11:13 GMT -5
up until now I have not had a problem with the phone calls and my boys aren't like me in that they don't enjoy talking on the phone HOWEVER, if the girls are not allowed to call boys, then I don't feel they should be calling my sons. It's the girls that keep calling, not my sons. They are too busy playing b-ball or homework. I'm pretty open-minded, but I don't think the girls should be calling if their parents are not down for that. It can only lead to trouble.
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