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					Originally Posted by  GuinivereXBloodgood
					 
				 
				First of all, I don't think you realize that I am younger than Ibram, therefore it is quite impossible for me to be the parent of a teenager, seeing as I am one. 
 
And second, I have friends who are living proof that if you track your kid's every move and micro-manage their lives, they will go wild as soon as they're out on their own.  So that, my friend, is only inviting trouble, not preventing it. 
			
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 No where, no where... have I said that I in anyway micro-manage my kids lives.
But I did tell my 17 year old that if he ever went to jail, plan on spending at least 24 hours there because I would not come get him out so he can understand that all behavior suffers consequence.