Being a parent is not always an easy job. Tonight I was tested yet again. What to do, when my childs best friend (only boy his age in the neighborhood) becomes someone he shouldn't be around. UGH! Well... come to find out, my sons friends and his younger brother; along with my daughter and her friend(friends younger sister), got into trouble. Last week, when everything was freezing and ice had formed in our pool, the boys (friends) decided to throw sticks and concrete blocks in the pool to break the ice. Well... not the best idea they ever had, though not the most risky either.
Now, my son and daughter have been taught right from wrong. I was so disappointed that my son choose to not come in a tell me this was going on. Of course, he was afraid of getting in trouble, or getting his friend into trouble. BUT... when do we become old enough to know better? When are we able to expect that our kids should choose right over wrong.
Boys will be boys, right! NO!!! Not my boys. I refuse to allow that. I expect that they can get into trouble, but when trouble becomes the destructive behavior; they must know that they need to remove themselves from it. They must get help in stopping others from destroying property of theirs or their families.
Ok... So, we have now told our son that he (and my daughter) can not play with this family. Not until we feel like our kids will remember to listen to the voices of reason and responsibility. When they can come and tell us that something is going on, they can earn our trust back. UGH! What a night. :(
On a better note, we did go out to Sweet Tomatoes for dinner as a family. YUM!!!! :)
1 comment:
good for you, Rebecca, your a good parent. I think so many parents today don't care what they're kids are doing and they don't teach them right from wrong. Mistakes will be made, bad choices will be made but the kids must know that they will be responsible for their choices.....good or bad.
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