re: #142 DEZes

The lesson then may simply go back to moderation.
Being to strict on a child can lead to rebellion, to lenient can lead kids to, I don’t give a damn.

Exactly. I had a couple of rough years with my daughter when she was in her teens. I was afraid of cracking down too hard and pushing her into more bad behavior while at the same time trying to maintain some standards.
All I could hope for was that I was planting enough seeds and that some of them would sprout.
Thank God they did and she is a wonderful young woman, smart and accomplished. And she calls her dad at least twice a day…even though she’s married and living in Chicago and I’m in LA. She calls me every night to say goodnight.
I am truly blessed.