What time should your children be in? - Page 5

MrsCrafty · #41 02-03-2010, 05:39 PM

My parents were very very strict with me and I had to be in earlier than all of my friends. This led me to rebel like a loony. My poor Mother (who had bad health and Father worked abroad ) never stood a chance. I would sneak out of the bathroom window and go joy riding. Once the boy driving took a bend to hard and the car turned over in a field. The boys who were older threatened me with death if I told anyone.

My children will not be going out ever. And all of the windows will be locked

. I am saying that now. But who knows how it will go when mine are old enough to go out.

Legitimitely, I was allowed out until 9 for the youth club disco when 12. I always pushed it though and it led to many arguments when I was late. Times are a bit different now though, there were not as many knife attacks and scabby hoodies around when I was a teen.

maypole · #42 02-03-2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lalabibaby

My goodness what a country we live in now .... I grew up on a council estate where all the kids used to gather on the big green outside my mum's house (she still lives there) we used to play cricket, kerb ball hide and seek and go tracking and in those days we had fields and open countryside just 5 mins walk away .... the worst we ever got up to was knock up ginger (apologies in advance if I have offended any redheads

) ...

The rule was simple in by the time it was dark or else (you wouldn't have wanted to cross my dad !) It's awful to think that these days decent kids can't have those basic freedoms because of the minority of toe-rags that the police can't/won't do anything about. My house must have been the same as yours BM ... open door policy and I took in all waifs and strays whose parents couldn't be asked .... like you said at least I knew they were safe.

Just make your rules girls and be sure to stick by them .... you'll get some kickback which is only natural but they will thank you for it when they get to the same stage in their lives.

LOL! we used to call this knocky nine doors

but it was the worst we got up to aswell, I can see now how annoying it would be though.

BM what a terrible story, that poor lad, not even being missed.

Take the two boys who were recently in the news and I am not defending them at all, but I feel we have absolutely no idea of the life some of these young people endure in their homes, some know only abuse and cruelty. They lack affection from the people they should expect to get it from.
My friend's daughter worked with young people like this and she says they are suspicious of anyone who tries to be nice to them as they think there is always a price to pay and they have no self worth.

Not all criminals of course come from bad homes.

I sometimes feel, as "normal" parents, we are protected from such horror stories and we just cannot imagine that anyone would not care for their children. The thing is, like is breeding like and thats what frightens me.

lajoni · #43 02-03-2010, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by maypole

I sometimes feel, as "normal" parents, we are protected from such horror stories and we just cannot imagine that anyone would not care for their children. The thing is, like is breeding like and thats what frightens me.

Sadly so very true

sandieb · #44 02-03-2010, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lalabibaby

d in those days we had fields and open countryside just 5 mins walk away ....
The rule was simple in by the time it was dark or else

I grew up in the same area as Lala ... and remember going off on my bike for the whole day ... cycling to the airport ... and a country estate parkland ... we were so privileged back then ... with so much freedom.

I let my daughter come home whenever she likes .... she is 33 later this month

sparkle bug · #45 02-04-2010, 10:27 AM

Sandie that made me laugh, i'm 35 and my dad drives me almost everywhere as he worries too much (not that i'm complaining, smelly bus or nice car lol), it does irritate me though but i know they love me. I went to brum a couple of years ago on the train and my mum made me phone her when i got there, i live in stoke which is only about 4 train stops from brum hehehehe. If i don't answer my phone they come over to see if i'm alright and when my dad drops me off he never ever leaves until i'm in the communal hallyway and the door has closed behind me. When i lived in my old house he wouldn't go until i had switched on the front room light haha.

The Giantess · #46 02-04-2010, 10:47 AM

Oh bless them. When DD1 goes home to Birmingham I have to have a text to say she is in the house, but during term time, she travels all over and I have no idea what time she gets in. She lives with friends and a cousin, so hopefully they would be aware if she didn't get home and raise the alarm.

bekimarie · #47 02-04-2010, 05:48 PM

I'm 39 and still have to phone my Mum when I go anywhere but in all fairness she has to me and wo betide her if she forgets

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