Growing Up In Northbrook—Again
Should You Be A Friend Or A Parent?
While it's tougher to be a parent, it also sends a message to our kids about doing what's right.
Another school year brings homecoming, concerts, assemblies and football games. It also brings tough choices for our kids. Is it OK to drink a beer if everyone else at the party is doing it? What if someone’s parents supply the booze? What if they turn a blind eye when you bring it in the house? I love my kids fiercely but I don’t want to be their friend. Don’t get me wrong, I love being with them more than anything, but there’s no mistaking my interest in their lives and their friends as anything other than maternal concern. When parents try to befriend their child, the lines get blurry and it’s hard to see what’s right and what is horribly wrong. Earlier: The Breakfast Club, Revisited We need to help our kids make the right choice …
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Debbie
10:43 am on Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Hey Debby- just wanted to say...great article you wrote in nbk patch. I couldnt agree with you more! I have told my own kids so many times "I dont care if your friends dont like me, they arent supposed to!" I couldnt have written it any better. So glad there are others out there who think your way more ›