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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder how many of these problems would have been solved if parents had done a few things better when the kids were younger...

1. Be parents (not buddies)
2. Be disciplined (brought out the paddle stick from time to time)
3. Be free-range (Opposite of helicopter: allow their kids to explore, get hurt, get injured, take risks, gain some independence and street smarts, learn from mistakes, etc.)

So how many of you are now admitting quietly to yourself, "Well, crap! I tried to be her buddy. I didn't dare to discipline. And I am still blaming her teacher and her boss at Starbucks, etc. for not treating my princess how she deserves to be treated."[/quote]

You are so, so, so startlingly offensive.

Even if [b]heroin mom[/b] could have parented better (and for all we know, she was superb), she doesn't need to hear from the likes of you.

What are we struggling with? Mostly normal crap, and my child was, and continues to be, very well parented.[/quote]

When I first read this, I thought you had misspelled "heroine," but I realize now you are talking about the PP whose teen is using heroin.

But you know, I think I was right the first time. That PP *is* a heroine for facing her teen's drug problem. It is damn hard work, maybe the hardest thing she will ever do. Hell, we are all heroines.[/quote]

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