I love being a tech-savvy parent >:D

[sixone]

I get the feeling she's going to ditch the car ("tracking device" and all) and borrow/use her friends' once they also get cars -- shouldn't be long since you all Americana in the country. Then you'll still know she's dodging you and jig's up.

Maybe the OP can rig something up and have Mom sew it into the lining of her coat or her purse. It doesn't have to work, just to fool her for a while. 😛

 

[sixone]

I hate men now.


That explains it all.

In this case, the men you're arguing with are right. 🙂

 

[HumblePie]

In this case, the men you're arguing with are right. 🙂

Quoted for future posterity!!!!!!!

😀

 

[Baked]

Trusting your kids and letting them have their freedom is one thing. Not caring and find your kid's body in a ditch or alley after being violated by assholes is another story.

I rather be safe then sorry. You did a fine job OP.

 

[sixone]

Quoted for future posterity!!!!!!!

😀

Better make a bookmark. 😀

 

[tfinch2]

I'll respond to this since I am also a parent. You are of course free to have an opinion on how to parent a child even though you don't have one. Those of us with kids know from general experience that your opinion means precisely jack shit.

It reminds me of a state assemblywoman in California a few years back who didn't have kids, but sponsored an anti-spanking bill. When asked what the merits were for her stance on how to discipline children, she mentioned the fact that she had cats.

Not sure what's worse, that or purbeast0 saying he has experience being a kid.

 

[sze5003]

I'd beat my sister's ass if I knew she was out driving around at 12am cuz she's the same age. Nothing wrong with wanting to know what your kid is doing out so late. Here if you get caught out that late with your license and you just got it, automatic ticket and they will call your parents anyway. My sis was in a car with her teen friends driving around at 930 -10pm. They got pulled over and I had to go get her and bring her home. Cops told her to call parents but she knew she would be in trouble. Later my parents found out anyway.

 

[Vdubchaos]

This must be the first time in Anandtech history that parents unite (even few none parents) and really relate/help each other in an adult manner rather than shit on each other in every way possible.

Good stuff

:thumbsup:

 

[chimaxi83]

Nothing wrong with what OP does. She's 16 fucking years old. You don't give a kid all the freedom they want, or not bother holding them to the rules and expectations you set.

 

[sixone]

This must be the first time in Anandtech history that parents unite (even few none parents) and really relate/help each other in an adult manner rather than shit on each other in every way possible.

Good stuff

:thumbsup:

Maybe you should have posted that thread in OT, instead of L&R. 🙁

 

[Vdubchaos]

Maybe you should have posted that thread in OT, instead of L&R. 🙁

:biggrin:

Even after this thread, still scared to even bring it up/think about it. hehe

 

[Fritzo]

Maybe the OP can rig something up and have Mom sew it into the lining of her coat or her purse. It doesn't have to work, just to fool her for a while. 😛

Guys...just a reminder...I'm actually tracking her phone's location, not the car. She THINKS it's the car.

 

[Phoenix86]

Guys...just a reminder...I'm actually tracking her phone's location, not the car. She THINKS it's the car.

Yep, next time she'll say "I can't drive dad has a device on the car" and you'll bust her anyways. Meanwhile, her phone will be attached to her purse/hand/pocket the whole time. 😀

 

[sixone]

Guys...just a reminder...I'm actually tracking her phone's location, not the car. She THINKS it's the car.

And if she starts ditching the car to fool you, you can tell her you knew she would, so you put something in her coat or her purse. She only has to THINK it's there, so that she's not thinking about the phone.

 

[iRONic]

Guys...just a reminder...I'm actually tracking her phone's location, not the car. She THINKS it's the car.

It was more fun laughing at the 'tards who can't read.

 

[Heller]

Jesus Hume Christ you guys must be really fucking bored today, do you guys realize what your arguing about? the pettiest things! does atot need a tampon? is it that time of the month for you girls?

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Until you are a parent, don't EVER judge another parent.

EVER

You will not know why and I will never be able to explain to you why UNTIL you are a parent. You will just have to trust me on that.

😉

I will let you think about the words you said, and give you an opportunity to clarify your statement so that you don't sound quite so stupid. 🙂

You do realize, you are stating that bringing a baby into the world (one of the easiest things a human can accomplish on this planet), then provides free reign to do ANYTHING they want, free of judgement?

Again, are you really certain you want to make such a stupid statement? 🙂

 

[Tweak155]

A non-coder may not know what the hell he's looking at regarding source, but he can criticize the run binary. It can be as subtle as a shitty interface, or as bad as the undocumented feature of having your root drive formatted when when you press an obscure key combination.

Yeah, he CAN criticize the run binary (and look like a tool). He could run into an error and think "wow whoever coded this sucks ass" when in reality even the best of programmers make mistakes from time to time. So his opinion is based on one bad experience and colors the programmer / program as bad, while a person with a programming background using that same program running into that same problem might immediately identify it as a simple mistake and understand the programmer made a simple mistake. You won't get that from the inexperienced.

 

[Red Storm]

I feel sorry for kids whose parents happily lie to and spy on them in secret. If you have to resort to such extremes then something went wrong during parenting. How do you expect your kids to fully trust you and be open with you if you treat them like convicts? 🙁

 

[Tweak155]

I feel sorry for kids whose parents happily spy on them in secret. If you have to resort to such extremes then something went wrong during parenting. How do you expect your kids to fully trust you and be open with you if you treat them like convicts? 🙁

That's kind of blanketing the topic. Kids tend to do more things they shouldn't due to lack of knowledge or experience. You don't necessarily "spy" on them like they are "convicts", you are looking out for their better interest.

 

[rasczak]

I will let you think about the words you said, and give you an opportunity to clarify your statement so that you don't sound quite so stupid. 🙂

You do realize, you are stating that bringing a baby into the world (one of the easiest things a human can accomplish on this planet), then provides free reign to do ANYTHING they want, free of judgement?

Again, are you really certain you want to make such a stupid statement? 🙂

No, he is NOT saying that at all. He is saying, you have no right to criticize unless you've walked a parent's shoes.

 

[Red Storm]

That's kind of blanketing the topic. Kids tend to do more things they shouldn't due to lack of knowledge or experience. You don't necessarily "spy" on them like they are "convicts", you are looking out for their better interest.

You can do that without lying to them and using hidden surveillance. Would you fully trust someone who did that to you? No, you'd feel trapped and would want to get away. It's that type of behavior that fuels kids to rebel and do stupid shit. Treat your kids with respect and be honest and open with them from the get go and you'll find they do the same. It's how I was raised, and it's how I'll raise my own.

 

[Tweak155]

You can do that without lying to them and using hidden surveillance. Would you fully trust someone who did that to you? No, you'd feel trapped and would want to get away. It's that type of behavior that fuels kids to rebel and do stupid shit. Treat your kids with respect and be honest and open with them from the get go and you'll find they do the same. It's how I was raised, and it's how I'll raise my own.

Just because you reacted back with respect and truth doesn't mean every child will. What do you do when your child refuses to tell you the truth, even though you've been completely reasonable with them? Outside influences can cause children to act in a way you did not raise them to act.

 

[Red Storm]

Just because you reacted back with respect and truth doesn't mean every child will. What do you do when your child refuses to tell you the truth, even though you've been completely reasonable with them? Outside influences can cause children to act in a way you did not raise them to act.

Most definitely, but lying to your kids just leads to them lying in return. Secretly spying on them will only lessen their respect for you. It's just a terrible way to treat someone you love.

 

[sixone]

I feel sorry for kids whose parents happily lie to and spy on them in secret. If you have to resort to such extremes then something went wrong during parenting. How do you expect your kids to fully trust you and be open with you if you treat them like convicts? 🙁

Except she was acting like a "convict" when she thought he wouldn't find out.

That's on her, not her parents.