A Note For Every Parent Out There

[burmafrd]

Josh will have fun going to jail for sexual assault. Those people aren't well-received in the big house.

"you my b**** now. My name is Bubba."

 

[YosemiteSam]

Josh will have fun going to jail for sexual assault. Those people aren't well-received in the big house.

"you my b**** now. My name is Bubba."

The way Hos makes Josh sound, he might be the one screaming, "My name is Bubba". :laugh2:

 

[Kangaroo]

I know I may get blasted for this, but if it helps one person, it is worth it.

If you ever have really strong feelings about something regarding one of your kid's friends, don't keep it inside. As painful as it may be to talk to your kids about those feelings, do it.

My oldest daughter had a boy who was pursuing her and as a Dad I feel it was rather aggressively. She was dating another boy, a friend of this kid Josh. It wasn't stopping Josh from dropping little hints about once her boyfriend was out of the way.

One night a few months ago my daughter was headed to an activity and I had this overwhelming dread about this kid Josh. My wife told me if I felt that strongly to call her.

I finally did and I told her I never wanted her to ever be alone with Josh. My daughter told her boyfriend and he backed me up. He too said he never wanted her to be alone with him. This is his friend. If I told you how much I am rooting for that young man to one day be my son-in-law after he backed me up I hope you won't be all shocked.

That young man has gone to Africa for 2 years. He wants to one day work for the United Nations and he is going to be in Benin, Africa learning French and some other dialects. He left on March 7th. Before he left he told my daughter to never date Josh. They have pretty much broken up because halfway around the world doesn't work in a relationship. Better that way because they are both only 19.

The day he was out of the picture this Josh text messaged my daughter at 1 in the morning that he had broken up with his girlfriend and so they were both "losers." A word she had used to describe herself on Facebook after her break up.

As a Dad I could see the worm on the hook and this boy trying to reel her in. I warned her again and I have kept warning her. If you feel strongly, please do the same.

My daughter's boyfriend hasn't even been gone a month and Josh is in jail arrested on 2 counts of sexual assault and 1 count of kidnapping. Can you say date rape?

Please, for your kids, if you feel strongly...talk to them. I did and right now I am one grateful Dad and somewhere in Tucson there is a Dad who is in hell because his little girl was with the wrong person.

Already started that with my son since he is 13 about who he hangs around with and even the type of girls to watch out for that will get you in trouble.

 

[Phrozen Phil]

Aas a father of boys, I made it an expectation to meet their friends. It was not intended to assess or intimidate tham, it was more of a welcome to our home and our expectations. My boys are adults now, but I still have regular conversatuions and occasionally, they want my opinion. Many of their friends, married and single, still maintain contact and they will give me a shout out or poke me on FaceBook. (I don't go to that application often, but it's nice to hear from the kids I used to know once in awhile.)

As Wimbo pointed out, you need to have a relationship with your kids. It doesn't hurt to have a connection with their friends.