Comment Re:Nice device ... (Score 1) 415
I never claimed to be "the only one who knows". That's rediculous of you to suggest. I just want people with experience guiding them, not fantasy. Why is that so much to ask? Even when yu apply for a job they'll most likely pick the one with experience.
"bahaved as a stalker"? you've got some issues with OnStar, don't you. Wow. I confessed my deception to my daughter. She didn't. Try to get a perspective on your ablity to judge others. Try looking inward before you project your issues on someone else. We talk with our kids. We explain what we're doing and talk about how they feel about it. We change our course of action sometimes. Not with the GPS so far, but who knows?
As I said in another thread: Trust comes and goes in cycles. Don't assume that it's black and white. My kids are learning to be flexible. They will find clever ways around their parents. I do hope they can keep up with me (and technology). I found ways around my folks. The GPS really raises the bar on difficulty. It would make me proud to know they got me. But, Like my mom did, I'll have to wait until they are around 25 before they are confortable enough to tell me about it.
Yes, I was "spied on" by my parents and many of my friends were too. I have a great life now and it looks like my kids will too. I will hone their skills at coping with adversity. Even if I have to play the bad spy, or the evil overlord. You have no idea how they love me. They are all still allowed to go out. I'm helping my daughter plan budgets and college. There are so many variables. The width and breadth of all the typing on /. cannot come close to presenting the whole picture of a relationship. Life is complicated. Try to have a broader view.
Staying out of your child's business is lazy parenting. Proactive parenting has been the way for hundreds of generations. Ignoring them and hoping for the best can only lead many to horrible lives where they try to get away from criminal records and teen pregnancy among other problems that arise because parent use the "trust" issue to excuse uninvolvment.
"bahaved as a stalker"? you've got some issues with OnStar, don't you. Wow. I confessed my deception to my daughter. She didn't. Try to get a perspective on your ablity to judge others. Try looking inward before you project your issues on someone else. We talk with our kids. We explain what we're doing and talk about how they feel about it. We change our course of action sometimes. Not with the GPS so far, but who knows?
As I said in another thread: Trust comes and goes in cycles. Don't assume that it's black and white. My kids are learning to be flexible. They will find clever ways around their parents. I do hope they can keep up with me (and technology). I found ways around my folks. The GPS really raises the bar on difficulty. It would make me proud to know they got me. But, Like my mom did, I'll have to wait until they are around 25 before they are confortable enough to tell me about it.
Yes, I was "spied on" by my parents and many of my friends were too. I have a great life now and it looks like my kids will too. I will hone their skills at coping with adversity. Even if I have to play the bad spy, or the evil overlord. You have no idea how they love me. They are all still allowed to go out. I'm helping my daughter plan budgets and college. There are so many variables. The width and breadth of all the typing on
Staying out of your child's business is lazy parenting. Proactive parenting has been the way for hundreds of generations. Ignoring them and hoping for the best can only lead many to horrible lives where they try to get away from criminal records and teen pregnancy among other problems that arise because parent use the "trust" issue to excuse uninvolvment.
