kawaii factor ... off the scale ...
am i in japan?
am i in japan?
*Looks at Joey*
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Mister ...
Quote from trh:
Hit him in the face. I would never let my parents control my life like that.
You... don't know my dad. He's like 6'5" or something. He'll murder me if I hit him. Not literally murder me. He's not an abusive dad, just one that's somewhat stern about things. He's a pretty cool dad though.
red chamber dream
Quote from Joey:
I live in Bodymore Murderland. I mean Baltimore Maryland. 
About forty minutes from me, then. And just a few minutes from Saber!
Quote from Joey:
Chao (EP): Ohh she's really nice and funny too. Believe me, she's good to be around. 
Keep her, no matter what you do. It's rare to find a girl that has more than one way of being beautiful.
1) As nn is a minor, it is entirely reasonable for his parents to decide whether he should have relationships, just as it would be for them to restrict who he associates with. That's part of what parenting is, making decisions the child does not yet have the judgment and maturity to make competently. A child who would contemplate hitting a parent in the face for being a parent clearly needs more restriction, not less.
2) supermpaddict, that's a rather stupid thing to say, however statistically sound it may be. Why go out of your way to tell someone who's clearly happy and comfortable with his situation that lol, it won't work out? All it does is make you sound patronizing and/or envious.
2) supermpaddict, that's a rather stupid thing to say, however statistically sound it may be. Why go out of your way to tell someone who's clearly happy and comfortable with his situation that lol, it won't work out? All it does is make you sound patronizing and/or envious.
Quote from DominicanZero:
OMG, you should send that first picture to Phoons.com :-D
lol no way, I'm careful with this kind of stuff. The media can be a very dangerous place if your not careful.
Oh I almost forgot Joey, congrats and have the best of times with your girlfriend. However your not the youngest couple I've seen. I have seen people much younger in love, like two good friends of mine have been building a relationship since before they were todlers. Love is always best when it starts out as a friendship.
Quote from Chanoire:
1) As nn is a minor, it is entirely reasonable for his parents to decide whether he should have relationships, just as it would be for them to restrict who he associates with. That's part of what parenting is, making decisions the child does not yet have the judgment and maturity to make competently. A child who would contemplate hitting a parent in the face for being a parent clearly needs more restriction, not less.
I would never hit my dad in his face, I wasn't being serious. And I would pretty much become suicidal if my parents started controlling my social life saying who I can and can't associate with, it's not up to them. I have to learn from my own mistakes and experience, anything else would pretty much cripple me.
True; perpetual sheltering does no one any favors and can have some really serious detrimental effects. But no guidance or restrictions at all can (obviously) be just as bad or worse. Not every bit of experience or knowledge needs to be gained firsthand in the worst possible way. And it's a very real part of a parent's responsibility to look out for the welfare of their child even when the child resents it.
Well, how do you define control? Complete and total determination of how your child interacts with anyone, or anything that isn't leaving the child strictly alone? There's a whole lot of middle ground there. Specifying no romantic relationships doesn't mean the kid can't associate with anyone at all, and not everyone's ready for relationships at the same age. I don't know that I agree with the idea of no relationships "til I was 18 and moved out of the house" since having a parent available while in one's first relationship would probably be a good idea, but I don't think it's draconian in itself either.