I'm a guilty parent when it comes to letting my kids stay up as late as they want during the summer (not out running around but they can watch tv and stuff). And I don't know how many times my daughter would remember she left her DS, MP3 player, book or some other random object in the car and she needed it RIGHT NOW!
I have to add about the discussion about kids around Lindsey's age staying up late too! I don't see anything wrong with Lindsey being up at all during the summer or even on the weekends. As a mother & a grandmother I let my daughter stay up when she was that age, as well as my 11 yr old grandson & 10yr old granddaughter as well. To be honest it has always been in hope that they would sleep in for me! :crazy: Of course it hardly never worked with my daughter & the same with the grandkids! But no they were never out running around & they can play in the front yard with the neighboors till the streetlights come on. With supervision by an adult though when they do this....usually playing tag & typical kid games that all of us have played growing up.
I would never let them walk at that time of night even with a friend that distance ever....small, med., or large town.....it woudn't matter! I would walk them there myself or drive them there & to make sure an adult was home supervising them. It wouldn't matter what time of day either!
I am also gulity of staying up with them playing video games with them too! Not to mention :crossfinger:'s that I wear them out, so that I can play the games I want to without their input.
My grandson has a myspace too, but it is on private & monitored by his mother & myself included. He really only has one or two friends & all of the rest are his mom, dad, aunts, uncles, cousins, & myself. He hardly ever checks it....we have to call him on his cell (yes he & my grandaughter both have a cells too!) to let him know we sent him a cute picture on special occasions. They both do talk about gf's & bf's for yrs already, but it is all totally innocent. The most they ever do, if you can call them having gf's or bf's, is saying hi to each other in the hallway at school, & the occasional silly phone calls to each other. All innocent if you ask me!
As far as Lindsey leaving without her cell though, is a big no no when it comes to them leaving the house, no matter what time of the day or where thery are going. They both know to call A.S.A.P. if they need anyone of us or to answer them A.S.A.P. if we call them.
The only problem with them having them though, is they tend to call grandma :angel: if they think mom or dad are being mean to them, & want me to yell at them for it! :wink:
Sorry this was being discussed a few pages back, but the subject's have been brought up numerous times over the last few days. (I'm sorry for being guilty of run on sentences....college degree & all, but English is my worst subject...not to mention math!:wino
I keep
raying: every time I check the media that I find good news & that Lindsey has been found safe & sound. The more days that have gone by now though, it is looking dim for this to be outcome. :shakehead:
Forgot to add he dosen't have a picture of him, on his MS for his hat or anywhere else....just some video game he plays. Not sure of the name of the one he plays....I just know it's not one that I like to play. LOL :biggrin: That was another rule for him too....even with it set on private. All friend request must be approved by his parents or myself too! Even if they are a friend from school....we check to see what they have on their's to make sure they are being monitored too!
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