Can't seem to follow parents rules.

[dyermaker]

Originally posted by yes

if my kid wd call and say "i'm on my way home!" if s/he's late, i'd have no problem with it.

 

Even if it happened each and every time they were out?

 

... sorry, but i'm not planning to adopt you

 

Bah, you could only be so lucky

[Neo]

Whether or not you agree or "see the point" in your parents' "arbitrary rules" you better damn well follow them. My parents do many things for me and I don't think it's too much to ask for their child to be home on time.

[yes]

i don't think questioning parents' rules means disrespecting them. i think all rules should make sense and be explained as opposed to "i just want you to do that for me". that's how my grandma always did it - she gave me a full-blown explanation of why things need to be this way, so it made sense to me, and i followed it

 

all i'm saying is that i'd have some leeway in place, so that 5 mins wdn't matter. i don't think it's beyond reason. but again, it's very individual per family.

 

OK, good bye to this thread, i've said everything i have to say.

-yes

[Kat]

The only explination parents need to give you is 'Because I told you so' anything more and you are getting into 'spoilt brat territory'

[dyermaker]

The two of you parent differently. From what I've read, it's not a good idea to get into the habit of explaining your actions to your children. I'm also not one for criticizing the parenting of another.

 

Why can't you two simply say, "This is how I do it"--rather than "I can't believe you do it this way"

 

Parents raise their kids in different manners, and regardless of the method that this poster's parents chose, it's NOT the child's place to defy their parents. Even if they're parenting the kid totally wrong, it's never the child's place to correct that.