tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post1704749176406395614..comments2023-10-22T12:48:05.486-03:00Comments on We're At Dad's That Week: The World is Going to Hell in a HandbasketDual Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13219625667306878645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post-61240986462011570002009-11-06T17:10:52.695-04:002009-11-06T17:10:52.695-04:00I'd like to get one of those tracking devices ...I'd like to get one of those tracking devices implanted in my kid's arm just so that he can be tracked down by the authorities if the unthinkable happened.<br /><br />As for me having to deal with a GPS and texts when he strays from the yard, not a chance. I can't stand my GPS in my car, so I'm not going that route.<br /><br />He has use of my husband's extra cell that was a former employee's cell. It will be gone if we hire someone new, but in the meantime, he takes it with him if he goes to a sleepover or when he's skiing. He can't text or go online, so he basically calls me to chitchat and takes a bunch of crappy pictures ;) He's a little man of few words, so I don't see him calling his buds or wanting to text anyone for quite some time.<br /><br />Of course I hitched. I'm 43, grew up in Podunk, so we all did it. It was rare that you didn't know the person picking you up, and I was such a little bitch that I doubt anyone wanted to kidnap me ;)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07370267947354641941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post-24072181782184282042009-11-05T19:00:05.016-04:002009-11-05T19:00:05.016-04:00You're my new hero OM. Hiking in LA....damn.You're my new hero OM. Hiking in LA....damn.Dual Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219625667306878645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post-71091102037191393362009-11-05T18:58:29.178-04:002009-11-05T18:58:29.178-04:00Fuck you're cheery today Aunt Juicebox.
That&...Fuck you're cheery today Aunt Juicebox.<br /><br />That's just awful. We all have our irrational fears. Mine is letting my teenagers get their license, whereby there will come a time the three of them are in the car, with the teen driving and they'll get in an accident. And die...all of them. Completely irrational, I know, but a fear of mine.Dual Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219625667306878645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post-67853641427007881672009-11-05T16:42:12.520-04:002009-11-05T16:42:12.520-04:00I don't get the cell phone for kids thing eith...I don't get the cell phone for kids thing either. We didn't have them growing up and yet we still managed to find a way to call our parents if we were out, in trouble, or sick. Our friends called our homes. We wrote notes in class, didn't text. It worked fine for everyone my age and older and it will be fine for them if they don't have one.<br />And yes I hitchiked, in a supremely stupid way at time (ex: 2 am hitch hiking from South Orange County to Los Angeles with a driver and passenger that were supremely high, and should have been going in the opposite direction to San Diego). I got lucky, but the point is, part of growing up is the fun and adventure that goes along with not having a GPS device tracking your every move. There were just as many kidnappings/child molestations in the 80's as there are today, the media just wasn't as hyper about them as they are now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post-15681057696453184182009-11-05T10:26:42.342-04:002009-11-05T10:26:42.342-04:00My daughter got a cell phone in the 6th grade for ...My daughter got a cell phone in the 6th grade for emergencies. She changed schools and they had this fucked up policy that kids aren't allowed to use the phone in the office. WTF? So if she missed her bus or something, she was just supposed to wait there until I figured out she wasn't getting off the bus. She never really used it though, except to call me or her dad, when she didn't have access to a phone, and for a period of time where her dad didn't have a home phone. She didn't start texting and all that until 9th grade. And she only texts, she rarely call anyone, from either her cell phone or her home phone. <br /><br />I have mixed feelings on things like trackers. I mean, don't let your 5 year old walk home from school and you won't have to worry so much. Not too many kids get abducted from school, so if you make sure your kid gets in and back home, that's half the time they'd be away from you. My biggest fear lies in someone kidnapping my daughter from our home. I know part of this is just my OCD, but my cousin lives in Homasassa FL and her son took the bus with a little girl down there who was kidnapped out of her room by the guy across the street, and he repeatedly raped her, kept her in a closet and then buried her alive. <br /><br />I don't think trackers will help in most situations anyway. Your child could be dead by the time you realize they are even missing.Aunt Juiceboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312942310632639442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post-57492712716839244452009-11-04T20:46:55.327-04:002009-11-04T20:46:55.327-04:00Oh I could go on and on about all the things that ...Oh I could go on and on about all the things that qualify a "good" parents these days.<br /><br />Did you know that yelling at your child does as much damange to them as spanking them? It's true, I read it on the internet. I am so going to try and find the article for you. You will piss your pants laughing at the absurdity.Dual Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219625667306878645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476676320224432053.post-38047463271774652202009-11-04T20:30:18.365-04:002009-11-04T20:30:18.365-04:00Obviously the inventor of this product did not thi...Obviously the inventor of this product did not think about those of us who wouldn't mind losing our kids from time to time.<br /><br />In all seriousness, I'm with you. When I got divorced, my EX gave my daughter a cell phone when she was 9, because he was trying to be cool Daddy. She had to have one because her friends had one. Well guess what? That shit don't fly with me. I refused to let her bring it to my house. I did not allow her to use it at my house until she was 13, because that is when it came in handy for me to text her in regards to picking her up from school, where to meet me, etc. He did the same with our son, but I applied the same rule to him. He is 11 now and still no cell phone at my house. What is interesting is that because I did that, they did not get all wrapped up in their cell phone like most kids their age are with their friends. It made things inconsistent for them to the point where they actually lost interest in it. My daughter, at the age of 14 now, still is not into texting a whole lot with her friends and half the time forgets to turn her cell phone on. My rule is that if her friends want to talk to her, they call the home phone, cuz I want to know who my kids are talking to. Because of that, she rarely uses her cell phone.<br /><br />When it comes to that new electronic device, it was probably invented by some paranoid parent who uses a leash on their kid as well. My leash for my kids was to teach them not to run around like wild animals when in public places, as well as the phrase, "Get your ass back over here, RIGHT NOW!" <br /><br />I know some parents who will buy that damn electronic device. But I'm with you...I talk to my kids about strangers all the time and tell them like it is, which is if someone tries to kidnap you, fight like hell or else they're going to do awful things to you and then kill you...mine as well risk your life trying to get away than be afraid and go along with him. I also want my kids to be able to experience life, even if it means making some mistakes along the way. Sometimes that's how we learn.<br /><br />I am so glad you talked about this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com