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10-19-2013, 14:50

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The Prodigal Son and your teenage son

I can't add a lot to what Ken has already said. After raising five kids we had to learn as we went, it seemed there was always one youngster or the other with a problem. Thankfully none of the problems ever involved drugs or jail time, 90% of the time it was a money problem from over extending the too easy credit card terms. I never got too concerned about the kids having a few beers with friends, with everyone getting home safely. But they knew from the time they were old enough to understand their own process of reasoning, to judge right from wrong what would be tolerated and what would not. Hard liquor, any kind of drugs, any criminal activity were not going to be tolerated by the Mrs. or I period, you would be out the door.
We must of somehow put a bit of fear in them as none of them got thrown out.

All five are well on their own now, the oldest is 51 and the youngest is 40, so now we worry about our grandkids. Some weren't raised as we would have, the parents rules are a bit to relaxed, but so far things are going pretty smooth. We don't stick our noses in, we did once and the consequences were not good, so we learned to just shut up and enjoy having them around.

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The Prodigal Son and your teenage son

The title of this thread and the gospel reading sperak of the "Prodical Son", I have to kind of chuckle a bit.
Our three sons were a joy to raise, but the two daughters, eleven years age difference were a bit more of a challenge.
I'm sure all parents have heard this statement. "Mom, girl one had this how come I girl two don't?". At the risk of being flogged by any lady Tractor Pointers, the boys never seemed to care what boy one, boy two, or three had. But those two girls sure did. Ok, I've probably said way too much already so I'll quit with that.

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