Jan, you're reading more into my post than what I said. I never said I knew these people well. In fact, I never even mentioned how long I had known them. Fact is, I have only known them a few months, and was not even aware there is a teenager in the house. All I had ever seen was the little girl who goes to school with Kade, and the mother. The mother and I had sat down and talked about what we expected from our kids while they were in either one of our houses. Normal folks ? I don't think there's any such thing. We all have monkeys, some are just covered up more. Jack Childers in OKC

Jack, After reading other people's answers to your email, I find myself angered by there reply s. You should be praised for wanting to know what your daughter is up to even if she is next door, you have a right to check in on your daughter by phone, and not be told, there asleep, how do you know that she actually was ? Our daughter is 12, she is the only girl on both side of the family, my husband is full blood Italian and most of his family is in Sicially or here in Buffalo.We have rules in our home that we use when she has anyone over. I want the parent to come into my home so that they may "see" for themselfs where they are leaving there child, I always give them my phone number and encourage them to call anytime, we also have there children call home abt 9pm just to say goodnight. I also give them a pick up time, (some parent's will wait until forever if I do not) We use the same rules with our daughter when she want' s to sleepover her friends house.We also limit her to one a month, one night of my 12 year old not getting enough sleep turn's her into a monster ! Personally, I really do not care what other's think of my parenting.Yes, we are strict and want to know who are kid's are playing with.With children dissapearing from there own home's, you have to keep them safe.sleep overturns --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience

I do not know what you are angered by, I do not believe that Jack is wrong for calling and I do not think anyone thinks that. I believe that we all think Jack is doing a very good job of raising Kade. When my children were young we made sure they were safe, that included calling to make sure they were fine or if they wanted to come home, my children's friends parents did the same. Of course we lived in different time than now and we did not live in a big town, but things happen in small towns also. We all had the same goal. Keep our kids safe, loved and happy. Our children never went to anyone's house unless we knew the parents and the children very well. They didn't run wild like some of the children did. (I am not saying my kids were saints, they were not.) On every street in our area there was a safe house, on my street it was my house. I had lots of children in my yard after school. They got a glass of kool-aid and a cookie or two or a roll (it depended on what I had) and they would stay until their parents got home from work. Thank heaven there were only about 12 kids in our neighborhood and I did my own baking. This was the same when I was a child, there was a safe house on each street. Whitewolf ----- Original Message ----- From: "T.L. Leo" <centerice32@yahoo.com> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [BSChat] I'M ON A RAMPAGE AGAIN ! > > > Jack, > After reading other people's answers to your email, I find myself angered by there reply s. > You should be praised for wanting to know what your daughter is up to even if she is next door, you have a right to check in on your daughter by phone, and not be told, there asleep, how do you know that she actually was ? > Our daughter is 12, she is the only girl on both side of the family, my husband is full blood Italian and most of his family is in Sicially or here in Buffalo.We have rules in our home that we use when she has anyone over. I want the parent to come into my home so that they may "see" for themselfs where they are leaving there child, I always give them my phone number and encourage them to call anytime, we also have there children call home abt 9pm just to say goodnight. I also give them a pick up time, (some parent's will wait until forever if I do not) We use the same rules with our daughter when she want' s to sleepover her friends house.We also limit her to one a month, one night of my 12 year old not getting enough sleep turn's her into a monster ! > Personally, I really do not care what other's think of my parenting.Yes, we are strict and want to know who are kid's are playing with.With children dissapearing from there own home's, you have to keep them safe.sleep overturns > > > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >