do i get a cookie now?

[resrchmnkygrl6]

sooooooo. i turned 18 five days ago. two weeks prior to that day, my dad gave me permission to have a boyfriend.
his quote: you've shown me you've got your head in the right place and i think you're mature enough to handle this. you can have a boyfriend now.
uhm, wtf?

[argg_xo]

congrats?

[resrchmnkygrl6]

i'm just confused is all.
two weeks before i'm legal and he decides it's okay? overprotective much?

[speakhandsforme]

A cookie? No.
An array of insults from total strangers? Most likely, because of this thread

[spansen]

.. you weren't allowed to have a boyfriend? since when do parents have input on that?

[Kassie09]

Should have told him you were pregnant.

[spansen]

haha, that'd be hilarious but cause an uproar.

[Kassie09]

It's what I'd do!

[spansen]

you'd be so grounded. ha

[Kassie09]

If they grounded me I'd get pregnant for realz. /rebellious jerry springer teen oooh

[spansen]

hahahaha. is that show canceled yet?.. and how would you self-impregnate?

[Kassie09]

hahahaha. is that show canceled yet?.. and how would you self-impregnate?

Haha, that show should be canceled.

I'd sneak boys in the window! Like, five a day til one of them didnt shoot a blank and knocked me up.

[spansen]

hahaha.. and then explaining that to daddy, and on television, would cause some epic drama... and you'd also be seen as a whore.

[Kassie09]

hahaha.. and then explaining that to daddy, and on television, would cause some epic drama... and you'd also be seen as a whore.

I'd need a whos the daddy test! There'd be like 50 guys up on stage and I could ghetto out. Hahahaha, God, the people on that show must be a joke, there's no way stories like this are for serious.

[spansen]

and if they are they're all fucked up.

ok, they are all fucked up regardless.

[anamericangod]

Give the Menendez brothesr a call. They will offer advice.

[Kassie09]

I like the ones where theyre like I KNOW YOU THE BABY DADDY! and then..it's not them hahaha

[spansen]

it's sad that a lot of daytime talk shows have gone from a semi-serious format to replicas of springer.

[Kassie09]

I haven't watched many. Maury seems to be bad like springer though. :\

[WhitestKidUKnow]

sooooooo. i turned 18 five days ago. two weeks prior to that day, my dad gave me permission to have a boyfriend.
his quote: you've shown me you've got your head in the right place and i think you're mature enough to handle this. you can have a boyfriend now.
uhm, wtf?

nice avatar. let's date.

[spansen]

I haven't watched many. Maury seems to be bad like springer though. :\
maury, montel, sallie, all of 'em basically.

[Kassie09]

maury, montel, sallie, all of 'em basically.
oh, I only watched refined talk shows, like The Tyra Banks show!

[Roboman]

.. you weren't allowed to have a boyfriend? since when do parents have input on that?

Are you kidding me?

[spansen]

hahahaha. yeah, that.

ellen's show is actually ok sometimes, not that i watch it much, but i can at least put up with it.

[spansen]

Are you kidding me?i have no friends whose parents dictated when their kid could or could not date.

[Kassie09]

hahahaha. yeah, that.

ellen's show is actually ok sometimes, not that i watch it much, but i can at least put up with it.

I adore Ellen shes so funny. her show is on rather early for my lazyass

[WhitestKidUKnow]

I adore Ellen shes so funny. her show is on rather early for my lazyass

I'm not big on ellen. she took portia de rossi away from me

[spansen]

who?

[Kassie09]

I'm not big on ellen. she took portia de rossi away from me

I think you have the wrong parts for Portia's taste. :shrug:

[Kassie09]

who?
..Ellen's wife!!

[spansen]

myyyyy bad!

[WhitestKidUKnow]

I think you have the wrong parts for Portia's taste. :shrug:

every time I watch arrested development I just curse the heavens for doing that to me

[Kassie09]

That it was.

[Kassie09]

every time I watch arrested development I just curse the heavens for doing that to me

But it's such a good show that you have to get over her lesbian ways

[Roboman]

i have no friends whose parents dictated when their kid could or could not date.

Neither do I, but I really don't find it that unthinkable. I mean, I know people who's parents flipped their shit when they found out their kid was dating someone of another race and made them break up, so...parents can do crazy, stupid things when it comes to their kids' dating lives.

And props on the Get Fuzzy avatar.

[WhitestKidUKnow]

But it's such a good show that you have to get over her lesbian ways

yea, I usually stay upset for about 4 seconds before the greatness of the show just overwhelms me and I'm over it

[Kassie09]

yea, I usually stay upset for about 4 seconds before the greatness of the show just overwhelms me and I'm over it

AD<333

[spansen]

i think it'd be incredibly stupid, as it'd also be something ridiculously simple to avoid announcing.. and at this point interracial is ok, at least most places. that was dumb of whoever you know's parents..

and, thanks.

[thespearkid]

his quote: you've shown me you've got your head in the right place

In my lap?

[PadraicPrincess]

I will never raise my children like that.

[resrchmnkygrl6]

nice avatar. let's date.
haha. thanks. they're pretty much my idols...

CAN I HAH YO NUMBAAAA??
Are you kidding me?
seriously. i have a friend whose parents are insane with everything.they have to be the same religion, color, and everything. it's ridiculous. i pity her. but because of HER, i don't feel so bad about my love life possibly starting just now.

[njg418]

Should have told him you were pregnant.


BWAHAHAHAHHEKHAHAHETHAHH *ahem* The look on his face would have been nothing less than a classic.

[Richard Maxim]

that's just weird, giving you permission to have a boyfriend? what have you been doing this whole time besides masturbating frequently?

[Salomonbz90]

My brother just asked this girl on a date...she's 19...and she told him that he had to ask her DAD before she could know he wanted to take her out. Wow.

[resrchmnkygrl6]

that's just weird, giving you permission to have a boyfriend? what have you been doing this whole time besides masturbating frequently?
hahaha. uhmmm....busy running the newspaper? i'm practically married to it.
it's actually quite sad.
My brother just asked this girl on a date...she's 19...and she told him that he had to ask her DAD before she could know he wanted to take her out. Wow.
honestly, that doesn't surprise me at all. i pity the girl because my dad isn't THAT bad. he's just protective over me cos he remembers how he used to be in high school and i completely understand where he's coming from..

[Richard Maxim]

hahaha. uhmmm....busy running the newspaper? i'm practically married to it.
it's actually quite sad.

honestly, that doesn't surprise me at all. i pity the girl because my dad isn't THAT bad. he's just protective over me cos he remembers how he used to be in high school and i completely understand where he's coming from..


sounds sad, newspaper? i'm guessing school newspaper?

[resrchmnkygrl6]

sounds sad, newspaper? i'm guessing school newspaper?
yeah, i'm the ed-in-che.
it's my baby.

[Richard Maxim]

yeah, i'm the ed-in-che.
it's my baby.

well sounds like your parents have a very conservative view on relationships because i haven't heard of being given permission on something like that in forever.

[resrchmnkygrl6]

well sounds like your parents have a very conservative view on relationships because i haven't heard of being given permission on something like that in forever.
see, the thing with them is that my mother was VERY promiscuous. and idk about my dad, but i think he was kind of in the same boat. and my parents got pregnant with me very young. they don't want me to turn out like them....

[Machu505]

I did not know that the chick who plays Lindsay was a lesbian.

[Richard Maxim]

see, the thing with them is that my mother was VERY promiscuous. and idk about my dad, but i think he was kind of in the same boat. and my parents got pregnant with me very young. they don't want me to turn out like them....

why am i not suprised, it's ok i guess. my girlfriends parents are pretty old fashioned themselves and are super strict.

[resrchmnkygrl6]

why am i not suprised, it's ok i guess. my girlfriends parents are pretty old fashioned themselves and are super strict.
ehh. people like them (i guess, me too) turn out to be good people though. and being caged up like that (metaphorically and otherwise) just makes us all the more wild when we get out. lol

[swt_catastrophe]

.. you weren't allowed to have a boyfriend? since when do parents have input on that?
parents have a LOT of input on that. granted, it may not stop anything, but they like to have their say.
and on that note, my parents said i couldn't date 'til seventeen.
In my lap?

that's just weird, giving you permission to have a boyfriend? what have you been doing this whole time besides masturbating frequently?
hah. awesome.
see, the thing with them is that my mother was VERY promiscuous. and idk about my dad, but i think he was kind of in the same boat. and my parents got pregnant with me very young. they don't want me to turn out like them....
i can definitely understand their reasoning then, not wanting you to repeat their mistakes, etc.
at the same time, they should realize that by putting up so many restrictions, its likely that they'll be promoting a rebellion.
ehh. people like them (i guess, me too) turn out to be good people though. and being caged up like that (metaphorically and otherwise) just makes us all the more wild when we get out. lol
it's so cliche to say that, and i've heard/seen so many people deny that it will happen to them...
...and then it does.

i think that's why if i have kids, i want to make sure to be balanced in how i raise them.
too strict, and they end up whores.
too lenient, and well, maybe the same thing :shrug:

[resrchmnkygrl6]

it's so cliche to say that, and i've heard/seen so many people deny that it will happen to them...
...and then it does.

i think that's why if i have kids, i want to make sure to be balanced in how i raise them.
too strict, and they end up whores.
too lenient, and well, maybe the same thing :shrug:
yeah, but cliches become cliches for a reason, no?

seriously. i mean, i kind of want to do what my parents did to raise me because i think i turned out okay...i don't get into any trouble, i do well in school, i have goals, i'm independent....idk. i think they did well with me. the only thing i'd change is the dating thing so they can learn early on that the opposite sex is retarded. and then when the time comes, they'll know they've found the one for them. i'm like emotionally retarded, to say the least. lol

[spansen]

pooooor ashley

[swt_catastrophe]

pooooor ashley
what exactly is THAT supposed to mean? hmmm?

[spansen]

poor ashley's parents sent rules on her personal life

[Richard Maxim]

ehh. people like them (i guess, me too) turn out to be good people though. and being caged up like that (metaphorically and otherwise) just makes us all the more wild when we get out. lol

exactly why i think it's wrong to not have some freedom when your young. it just isin't a good way of going about things.

[SingleDoubt]

why would you get a cookie? for making this thread? no, in fact maybe you should send everyone who's wandered into here a cookie as punishment.

[coryatlarge]

my parents said i wasnt aloud to date until i was 16.... i'm the oldest and i just dated behind there backs. but after me they havent enforced the rule for my 5 other brothers. such bullshit

[resrchmnkygrl6]

why would you get a cookie? for making this thread? no, in fact maybe you should send everyone who's wandered into here a cookie as punishment.
it was lack of skills in humor on my part. it was like an extended metaphor for: i can get a boyfriend now, so am i allowed to get a cookie too?
fail, i know.
my parents said i wasnt aloud to date until i was 16.... i'm the oldest and i just dated behind there backs. but after me they havent enforced the rule for my 5 other brothers. such bullshit
well, with that many kids, how can rules be sufficiently enforced? you'd get sick of saying, "don't you date that skank, john!"
no?

[spansen]

girls are different. hah

i honestly think that if i have both a boy and a girl i will be more protective of the girl. guys toughen up and do a lot of stupid things. we live & we learn from our experiences, no matter what that might mean.

[resrchmnkygrl6]

girls are different. hah

i honestly think that if i have both a boy and a girl i will be more protective of the girl. guys toughen up and do a lot of stupid things. we live & we learn from our experiences, no matter what that might mean.
well, as true as that is, as a parent, i'd like to keep the rules consistent.
that's all i'll say on that..

[stayforawhile]

Hahah, that's really generous of him. My parets are really overprotective too with me and this kid I've been seeing so we just sneak around, it"s much easier.

[spansen]

well, as true as that is, as a parent, i'd like to keep the rules consistent.
that's all i'll say on that..
yeah, it is unfair.. but.. i don't know, i don't think i'd set rules against dating by any means-- but i would probably be more protective of my girl than my boy.

[IAmAmazing]

Hahah, that's really generous of him. My parets are really overprotective too with me and this kid I've been seeing so we just sneak around, it"s much easier.
Hah, you're from Jackson, nice.

[stayforawhile]

Hah, you're from Jackson, nice.
Yeah yeah, where in Brick do you live I go to St. Rose I know a good amount of people from Brick, including my best friend.

[coryatlarge]

well, with that many kids, how can rules be sufficiently enforced? you'd get sick of saying, "don't you date that skank, john!"
no?
if it was a rule that i had for my first kid chances are i'd give the same rule to the rest of the bunch. its just something i expected to be enforced. if i wasnt aloud to date before 16 then why the hell do my siblings get to?

[resrchmnkygrl6]

if it was a rule that i had for my first kid chances are i'd give the same rule to the rest of the bunch. its just something i expected to be enforced. if i wasnt aloud to date before 16 then why the hell do my siblings get to?
oh, i completely agree. the point i was trying to make was that rules become difficult to enforce when you have 3-4+ kids.it's just the nature of the beast that rules get lost in between pregnancy cycles. the guy i was quoting just got the short end of the stick being born the first child in what appeared to be five or six kids (correct me if i'm wrong).
i was born first and my sister's only thirteen. so we'll see how that turns out...

[coryatlarge]

oh, i completely agree. the point i was trying to make was that rules become difficult to enforce when you have 3-4+ kids.it's just the nature of the beast that rules get lost in between pregnancy cycles. the guy i was quoting just got the short end of the stick being born the first child in what appeared to be five or six kids (correct me if i'm wrong).
i was born first and my sister's only thirteen. so we'll see how that turns out...
i'm the guy you quoted haha. and its not like my parents just woke up one day and had 6 kids.... they had them one at a time and they enforce other rules that all of us have to adhere to. i think its a lame excuse that it becomes hard for a parent to have the same rules for all of their kids because they have more. i have no experience in this field but if i set a rule i would mosty likely set it so that EVERYONE had to follow it... but thats just me.

btw not trying to argue just having a friendly converstation... :-d

[resrchmnkygrl6]

i'm the guy you quoted haha. and its not like my parents just woke up one day and had 6 kids.... they had them one at a time and they enforce other rules that all of us have to adhere to. i think its a lame excuse that it becomes hard for a parent to have the same rules for all of their kids because they have more. i have no experience in this field but if i set a rule i would mosty likely set it so that EVERYONE had to follow it... but thats just me.

btw not trying to argue just having a friendly converstation... :-d
ahah. sorry. i've gotten older, but not more observant, obviously.

(i'm not trying to argue either. i like hearing other people's ideas of things =] )

i don't believe people should use it as an excuse at all, i agree. i think it just happens naturally. there are many parents (i hope) that try their hardest to keep to how they believe their children should be raised. but as each child begins to develop a personality of his/her own, i think it may become more difficult to apply the same rules to each child. like with my sister and me: i've almost ALWAYS gotten good grades. and it's become expected that my grades remain that way. so when i get a low grade, they freak out and they think there's something wrong with me...my sister on the other hand has never really been the brightest and they expect her to do average (they've never said it out loud, of course). so when she gets a good grade, she gets stuff and praise her like she's the next coming of Jesus or something. i don't get anything.

grades and dating aren't the same obviously, but they're the same principle, aren't they? i think it's just like that for every multi-child family. it's just the old adage of "practice vs principle"

[coryatlarge]

ahah. sorry. i've gotten older, but not more observant, obviously.

(i'm not trying to argue either. i like hearing other people's ideas of things =] )

i don't believe people should use it as an excuse at all, i agree. i think it just happens naturally. there are many parents (i hope) that try their hardest to keep to how they believe their children should be raised. but as each child begins to develop a personality of his/her own, i think it may become more difficult to apply the same rules to each child. like with my sister and me: i've almost ALWAYS gotten good grades. and it's become expected that my grades remain that way. so when i get a low grade, they freak out and they think there's something wrong with me...my sister on the other hand has never really been the brightest and they expect her to do average (they've never said it out loud, of course). so when she gets a good grade, she gets stuff and praise her like she's the next coming of Jesus or something. i don't get anything.

grades and dating aren't the same obviously, but they're the same principle, aren't they? i think it's just like that for every multi-child family. it's just the old adage of "practice vs principle"
haha its cool!

i'm in the same boat as you! i get good grades so its expected of me but most of my brothers dont do as well... i also think that if i'm good i should be rewarded with more responsibility.. if i abuse the priviledge then i get it taken away. that's how i see it.. i wasnt aloud to date becuase they thought it wasnt mature enough or something. at 16 i was mature enough in their eyes and was aloud to... i've also been aloud to stay out later at 17 etc. etc.
the thing that bothers me is that i'm a generally good kid and yet my brothers who are aloud to date get bad grades, disobey, lie to my parents face, etc, and then they are rewarded.