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<blockquote data-quote="Teeeroy" data-source="post: 1460769" data-attributes="member: 3872"><p>My fear is that my kids will do a fraction of the stuff I did growing up. I consider myself so lucky that I made it through my younger years unscathed. I had a lot of freedom growing up, but honestly, that put me into some situations that most kids should not be in. I'll spare you the specifics, but I was going to concerts at an early age also.</p><p></p><p>My wife was like yours - brought up in a much more restricted environment. Her upbringing has definitely influenced her parenting style and has made our kids (I believe) to be very well-behaved boys. And I'm grateful for that.</p><p></p><p>My 10 year old asked me yesterday, 'Dad...how old will we have to be before you'll let us watch movies with cuss words?'</p><p></p><p>I told him, 'Not for awhile.' I explained to him that, despite he and his brother 'missing out' on some movies that their mother and I feel inappropriate for their age, they've turned out to be pretty good kids. There's no rush, as far as I'm concerned. There will be plenty of trashy content out there as they get older. They'll catch up in a flash.</p><p></p><p>I don't have to try to be a friend to my boys. It happens naturally by sharing experiences and common interests (especially anything gun-related). But they also have no doubt who brings the hammer down. I don't hesitate to punish them when it's warranted.</p><p></p><p>As far as your particular situation, I would definitely tell the wife. My wife has busted me on a couple of occasions when I told my kid, 'Don't tell your mom I said that.' It just becomes a big mess if it comes to light. Lesson learned for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teeeroy, post: 1460769, member: 3872"] My fear is that my kids will do a fraction of the stuff I did growing up. I consider myself so lucky that I made it through my younger years unscathed. I had a lot of freedom growing up, but honestly, that put me into some situations that most kids should not be in. I'll spare you the specifics, but I was going to concerts at an early age also. My wife was like yours - brought up in a much more restricted environment. Her upbringing has definitely influenced her parenting style and has made our kids (I believe) to be very well-behaved boys. And I'm grateful for that. My 10 year old asked me yesterday, 'Dad...how old will we have to be before you'll let us watch movies with cuss words?' I told him, 'Not for awhile.' I explained to him that, despite he and his brother 'missing out' on some movies that their mother and I feel inappropriate for their age, they've turned out to be pretty good kids. There's no rush, as far as I'm concerned. There will be plenty of trashy content out there as they get older. They'll catch up in a flash. I don't have to try to be a friend to my boys. It happens naturally by sharing experiences and common interests (especially anything gun-related). But they also have no doubt who brings the hammer down. I don't hesitate to punish them when it's warranted. As far as your particular situation, I would definitely tell the wife. My wife has busted me on a couple of occasions when I told my kid, 'Don't tell your mom I said that.' It just becomes a big mess if it comes to light. Lesson learned for me. [/QUOTE]
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