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If you were one of the 'Parents' What would your rules be?


Mine would be:

No under age smoking. Over 18 may smoke outside the house only and cigarette butts must be properly disposed of.

No drugs or alcohol of any kind. When the kids first arrive I would give them an opportunity to surrender drugs without punishment.

I would have the kids address me as Mr. I don't think a kid should be allowed to address an adult by their first name.

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Mine would be:

Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

If you want to smoke, go ahead. I will give you an ashtray. Just remember they cause cancer and they are extremely addictive and control your life.

If you wanna drnk, go ahead. Hell, I drink with you. Gather some friends and build a bonfire and we'll have a great time.

No drugs except for marijuana. I don't view weed as a drug, but as an herbal medicine. I'm for legalized pot anyway.

I would have the kids address me my my first name. I hate being called Mr. or sir.

So unfortunately, uncrules, I don't really agree with your philosophy. I will be a liberal parent. b/c I am a liberal man. I hated conservative people and conservative discipline b/c I don't feel it works. Kids must make mistakes so they can learn from them. Sure, there are times when a parent has to step in but I feel a person is going to learn it one way or the other and they might as well learn from their own lessons than from just being plain told to. Kids aren't going to listen to authority, they only listen to their own conscience.

Who do you think you are? Sarah Palin?~Tony DiNozzo

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Here are mine

Do not smoke in the house, please go outside and use an ashtray

your bedrooms are your own and mess them up if you want, but please do not leave food on the floor

i have no problems with swearing, but not in fronts of guests or kids

whatever you are wearing is fine

i will not force you to church of any kind


if i'm running late from work, please walk the dog


Thunderbirds Aren't Slow

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^I could respect that.

I'm not a douchebag, I'm a Revolutionary! ~Christopher Titus

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Mine would be simple: Treat others the way you want to be treated. That's all.

I wouldn't ride them about their clothes or hair; that's just one's personal way of expressing oneself.

I wouldn't tell them not to swear, except don't do it front of little kids because little kids don't need to hear it.

As for smoking and drugs, I would say go wild, but do it away from the house where I don't have to see it. Same thing for drinking.

As for music, they can listen to what they like, but no blasting it because other people might not share their taste in music.

Stay out late if you want, but if I'm bed asleep, don't you dare wake me up when you come home!

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House. My room. Can't walk. My medal. My father. Father, don't!

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Im super late to the party but on the chance you're still on IMDB, or anyone else reads this thread...

"Do you want you want, just do it away from me" is a horrible mentality to have as a parent. Being a liberal parent is fine, but if the kids are going to do drugs or get drunk, let them do it in a safe and supervised setting. Make your house so chill they don't want to leave. That's how adults party, anyway. We actually have consequences for getting caught so it stays on the down low.

A child that is drinking a few beers at home with their friend and with mom upstairs is much less likely to get into trouble than a kid who is taking/drinking who knows what, at who knows where, with who knows who. The possibilities are endless and that's a major reason parents don't want their kids doing those things- because of the risks brought on by the people they're associating with and/or doing it in public.

Anything from getting roofied, to being assaulted, having an accident, driving drunk, riding drunk, getting caught, OD'ing... A lot of these issues go away when you contain the drinking and drug use to home.

Therefore, my rule would be, until you are an adult, I really would prefer that you did not drink or do drugs, but if you MUST, I'd rather you be under my roof and safe. Please stay in control and be smart in the outside world.

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