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LOL...that's spying, that is
parenting. It amazes me the parents I encounter that are having problems
with a child and they tell me that they don't even go in their child's
room! Ever!
Charles Mims
exactly. My father
always knew where we were. Hell, he was spying on my oldest sister skateboarding
in the street. He asked her one day if she was skateboarding down this one hilly
street across the tracks. She ofcourse said "No Dad."
So he told her, "well
I have seen kids doing it. You better not let me find out you are."
A few days or weeks
went by...he bided his time and then wham! Caught her at the bottom of the hill
coming down one day..LOL
She got her board
taken away and was punished for 2 weeks. She didn't ride down that street
anymore after that.
My sister is 50. It's
amazing the stuff she got in trouble for compared to what kids get away with
today.
Anyway, my point to
this was...my father always has his thumb on our pulses. He always knew what the
kids in the neighborhood were up to and always knew how to track us
down.
^**^Bethany^**^
^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^
"Keep
American out of the liberal toilet.
Vote Bush-Cheney in
2004"
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:01
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Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Misfit Gifts
Huh...there was no tracking down when I was a teen.
Before I went somewhere
I told my mother exactly where I would be.
And God help me if that isn't
where I was. I knew she would come
sometimes just to check. But never knew
when. If I went
somewhere else I dang well better call and ask permission
first. I
remember once going to a friends house, and we decided to go next
door to
the neighbors house. My mom needed to know something and called
for
me and I wasn't there. I didn't go out of the house except to
school and
work for a full month.
Charles Mims
http://www.the-sandbox.org
-----Original
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Behalf Of Angela
Sent:
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 6:08 PM
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Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Misfit Gifts
That's how Sabrina's will
be. Not to mention she is getting to the age where
she will start going out
with friends and as Charles mentioned pay phones
are more and more scarace.
This way she can get hold of me if she needs to
and if something happens
while she is out, I can get hold of her. My parents
would have had one for
me, if they had them when I was a kid. They hated
trying to track me down
all the time when I was out with friends.
Angela
Behind every good
woman lies a trail of men
-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Laurie
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Misfit Gifts
My
daughter has a cell phone..but she does extra chores for me to
earn
it...and I like knowing I can call her and she will answer even if she
is
not home.
I had a phone when I was a teenager.
Laurie
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Bethany <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> and yes I do realize I am one of the last of a dying breed of
old
> fashioned parents.
>
LOL
>
^**^Bethany^**^
>
^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^
>
"Keep American out of the liberal
toilet.
> Vote Bush-Cheney in
2004"
>
>
> ----- Original Message
-----
> From: Bethany
> To: The Sandbox
Discussion List
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:36
PM
> Subject: Re: [Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
>
> I guess my whole befuddlement with
kids and cells/pagers is that we
> never had them growing up.
>
We and my parents survived and managed to get through the school
day.
> My kids can have a cell when they turn 18 and pay for
it themselves.
>
^**^Bethany^**^
>
^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^
>
"Keep American out of the liberal
toilet.
> Vote
Bush-Cheney in 2004"
>
>
> -----
Original Message -----
> From:
Charles
> To: 'The Sandbox Discussion
List'
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:13
PM
> Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
>
> It was a huge
controversy here, mostly fueled by the parents in
> the affluent part
of the district who wanted their children to have
> every electronic
convenience possible. Finally the compromise was a
> lifting of
the total ban on electronic devices, retaining a ban on
> CD/Tape/Radio
players (headsets, etc.), and allowing cell phones and
> pagers to be
kept with the stipulation they be turned off. If they
> ring or
beep during school they are subject to immediate
confiscation.
>
> Charles
Mims
> http://www.the-sandbox.org
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Angela
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:02
PM
> To: The Sandbox Discussion
List
> Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
>
> They can have cell
phones at school here, but I have to sign a
> waiver stating I know
they have it and they have to stay in the
> lockers till they go home,
but in the case of school letting out early
> for some reason they are
able to use them to call their parents to
> find out where to go to and
so parents can call them w/o clogging up
> the school's only phone
line. I can see the point in that and think
> it's a good
idea.
>
>
Angela
> Behind every good woman lies a trail of
men
> -----Original
Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
Bethany
> Sent: Wednesday, December
10, 2003 4:43 PM
> To: The Sandbox
Discussion List
> Subject: Re:
[Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
>
> again, I
concur.
> The schools here do not
allow pagers and cells. Too much drug
> dealing going on during school
hours.
>
^**^Bethany^**^
>
^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^**^
>
"Keep American out of the liberal
toilet.
>
Vote Bush-Cheney in
2004"
>
>
>
----- Original Message
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> From:
Charles
> To: 'The
Sandbox Discussion
List'
> Sent: Wednesday,
December 10, 2003 12:10
PM
> Subject: RE:
[Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
>
>
Yes, I know all of those arguments. I also know that when I
> was
a teenager
> my mother
was able to keep very close tabs on me without me
> having a
cell
> phone. I
watch the kids coming out of Brianna's middle
> school, and 90%
of
> them have a cell
phone and a pager. It's
ridiculous.
>
>
You better check the prepaid very carefully.
> Many of those
prepaid plans
> actually
end up being more expensive than a monthly plan.
> Because the
way
> the work in our
region is if you don't use all the minutes in
> the month
you
> lose them, and
have to buy a new card to keep the number
>
active.
>
> I can
add a third line to our package for
> $19 (some carriers are
even
> offering them for
$9.99). Verizon (our
> carrier) also lets you restrict
the
> calls to a certain
number (for example calls could only go to
> my handset
or
> 911). But
still, I just don't see the need for it. When she
> goes
somewhere
> that she
might need it, she can borrow one of ours. But I
> just can't see
a
> kid having a cell
phone just to talk on.
> It's foolish in my
opinion.
>
>
>
Charles Mims
> http://www.the-sandbox.org
>
>
>
-----Original
Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
On Behalf Of Angela
>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 12:05
PM
> To: The Sandbox
Discussion List
>
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
> This one
is a prepaid cell phone....it could actually come in
> handy with
me
> working or being at
school. Kinda like Monday, my brother
> picked them
up
> from school and was
supposed to pick me up and take me to work
> and they
were
> running late. If
she had the phone I could have called to make
> sure
they
> were ok. Not to
mention, she will be "paying" for the time
> herself by
doing
> chores around
the house. If the chores aren't done, she
> doesn't get
the
> card. Also if her
grades slip, the phone comes to
me.
>
>
Angela
> Behind every
good woman lies a trail of
men
>
>
>
-----Original
Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Behalf Of
Charles
> Sent:
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:36
AM
> To: 'The Sandbox
Discussion List'
>
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
>
>
Mine has mentioned a cell phone, but that's not happening. I
>
don't think
> children
need a cell
phone.
>
>
>
Charles Mims
> http://www.the-sandbox.org
>
>
>
-----Original
Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
On Behalf Of Angela
>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:59
AM
> To: The Sandbox
Discussion List
>
Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Misfit
Gifts
>
> I don't
even know what the hot holiday items are this year. My
> son asked
for
> games for his PS2
and my daughter asked for a cell
phone.
>
>
Angela
> Behind every
good woman lies a trail of
men
>
>
>
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now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end
the way it all would
go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the
pain
But I'd of had to miss the
dance.
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