<p>I'm not going to choose their boyfriends and husband.</p>
<p>I'm just going to exercise Command By Negation. :D</p>
<p>Z, you sound exactly like my dad! All my boyfriends have gone thourgh his command by negation! I'll give it to my dad, some of his tactics really have weeded out the guys who turned out to be losers.</p>
<p>The entertaining thing is that kicka?? fathers often produce similar daughters - who love to torture their dads with their dates or are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves....</p>
<p>It always helped that by seeming to be strict, our kids could always get away by saying - "my parents won't let me" even when we hadn't even heard about it. Always happy to be the bad guy.</p>
<p>As the mom, however, I always stayed up until DD or DS was home again - safe. And spent more than a few hours in prayer asking for either their safety and health - as well as my patience!</p>
<p>weski
our younger son graduates from college next month. He's been on his own for 4 years and will be out of his apt. in a few weeks. Still hasn't worked out where he'll live - and NO he isn't going to live with is girlfriend. But - knowing I'M the neurotic mom who can't sleep when one of her children who live at home are out at night - I gently suggested to him that he might go crazy with me not being able to sleep until he got home each night. I told him it's NOT him, but ME that would not be able to sleep - too many years of waiting up for teenagers. Now he's 22, --has lived out of the house for 4 years, is an amazing kid, making all kinds of choices to make any parent proud...and I still would find it hard to sleep if I knew he was out at night. My dear son smiled, hugged me and told me not to worry - I'll keep getting my sleep and he wasn't planning on moving home. </p>
<p>What's amazing is that IN SPITE of us, our kids turn out well! :-)</p>
<p>First off, whats wrong with kids with high IQ's? I'm a 180 and I'm no where near socially inept. So there is nothing wrong with the smart ones, as long as they learn to use it. </p>
<p>And second, Zaph how could you ever consider diluting the genes with westpoint blood? I'm shocked! HA!</p>
<p>Amen, Peskeemadre!</p>
<p>While it's not news or new to anyone who's watched it work ... prayer does.</p>
<p>Saw a substantial piece on the news last night about some amazing results in medical study, including one local mother who had "incurable" cancer.</p>
<p>I've personally benefited from the prayers of people. It is one of the most fascinating procedures. And it's available to all. Costs not one red cent. Most reject it. Baffling.</p>
<p>My kids have been preserved, strengthened by asking for help from the One who can, will, does.</p>
<p>Thanks for the good reminder. And I know there are good folks on the Left Coast. You're just outnumbered by the loonie tunies. But so are we here in PA. We went for Slick Willie C. TWICE!~~~ </p>
<p>In the words of the dyslexic rabbi, YO! </p>
<p>Go figure.</p>
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<p>We SERIOUSLY need a LOL smiley in this place. That's the FUNNIEST thing I've read here in ages!</p>
<p>ROFL!</p>