Quote Originally Posted by happiestmferoutthere
Really, with teenagers it doesn't matter what you do.... you will always be a hypocrite. I suggest you get real used to the word. LOL! If you stay out til 2, and insist they come home at midnight, your a hypocrite. If you ask them to eat their veggies, and you dont ,your a hypocrite. If you ask them to clean up after themselves, and you forget to pick up your mess, your a hypocrite. Frankly I don't think you can be as an effective of a parent if your not somewhat hypocritical. I mean, You cant let them do whatever they want just because you did it. You are trying to raise a responsible adult ... not a party animal! (Thats what your 20's are for!!)
This is very true. It's when I think back on all the hard times I gave my parents that I really begin to see why rules needed to be followed... regardless of how relevant I thought they were. Oh, and by the way, my party animal years were pretty much spent during late teens and early 20s. After I got out of college is when my youngun was born.

'Tis cool though, now I can focus all my energy on how I'm going to become one of the "cool dads" when my boy is old enough to judge me! I'll try not to be too hypocritical, though... because I should know as well as anyone that 'kids will be kids'. :jointsmile: