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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have two boys, ages 16 and 13.   Older DS started riding in the front seat of the car at age 13 when one parent was driving all the kids.   Second son just turned 13 a few days ago and the arguments immediately started as to who should sit in the front.   Our 16-year-old insists that it is undeniably the "majority rule" in our area that the oldest child continues to ride in the front, due to "seniority" and as compensation for the fact that the older child eventually will be asked to drive the younger one places.  13-year-old argues his brother has already sat in the front seat for three years and thinks that at the least, they should take turns. Yes, this is a very trivial and "if that is all you have to be worried about...." type of issue, but it has been surprising how emotional our boys are about it. (What am I missing? -- I don't recall any arguments with my older sibling over this...  Is it now terribly embarrassing for teenagers to have to ride in the back seat?    Is this a boy/hierarchy thing?  Is our family the only ones with this disagreement and it is just an indication of our boys' lack of maturity and self-absorption?)

What is the "majority rule" for this question?

Thanks! [/quote]\

Np Once I told my kids the passenger seat is the most dangerous they didn't fight over it.[/quote]

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