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Old 04-13-2008, 09:05 PM
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I'm not a parent yet so I'll let you know then. I do however think that children are privy to very little real privacy. I'm not going to go to the old "my house my rules, you have no privacy" extreme but I do believe that monitoring through staying involved in their life as much as possible is the way to go. I guess my thought is a little more old school than most though. I'll never be the parent whose seven year old has a cell phone or who has the thirteen year old with no curfew who doesn't have to touch base at home before spending the weekend at a friends. I also won't be the dad who invites his son and his son's friends to share a joint. I've seen a lot of parents like that and while each person is free to parent the way they see fit I just don't agree with it. It may seem like I'm drifting off topic but really I'm trying to illustrate how my feelings on children and privacy may be a little older and less popular than the views of most.
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