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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many cold selfish parents out there.[/quote]

So many over coddling parents out there.[/quote]

And you wonder why your kids will end up in therapy and throw you in a nursing home.[/quote]

PP, if you think that over coddling your teen kids will mean that they will love you more and take care of you in your old age, you are sadly mistaken. Or perhaps you are wanting to keep that leash on your child close even into adulthood so that they will always be dependent on mommy and daddy.

If you think that making your 17 yr old boy spend a couple of hours a day in a private school, where I'm assuming is very nice, has a soda and snack machine, maybe even lounge chairs, and in a nice area where he can walk around, or do HW in a very nice library, is cold parenting .. then you need some serious therapy or parenting classes.

If this was a not so great public school, in a sketchy area, I might agree with OP.  But, I am assuming, since this is a private school, the digs are super nice.  I don't feel sorry for him for having to spend a couple of hours in there doing HW (which needs to be done anyways), snacking, playing on the computer/smartphone, maybe hanging out with other kids.  It's much better for kids to spend time where there are peers around, rather than at home with mommy.

I think moms do tend to coddle their kids more than dads, hence the differing opinions by OP and her DH.  Does OP think her DH is cold and selfish for thinking their 17 yr old DS will be fine spending a couple of hours at his private school?[/quote]

He just turned 16. Yes, I do think dh is being cold and selfish. Uncharacteristically so. [/quote]

No, your DH is right.  There is no reason whatsoever that your kids can't go to school and do his homework, surf the web, read a book, or hang with his friends.

You're kinda pathetic.  Do you still pack his lunchbag?[/quote]

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