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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI just read this story. Imagine if this were your father. How would you, as a kid, feel?
Here's the story. I am happy to post a link, but will do that later.
He used to meet me on one side of the school parking lot....then he got a serious girlfriend and started waiting on the other side so he could get more time with the girlfriend. I waited and worked my way through the long line to that side one day and to top things off, he acted like he didn't see me sitting there. I waited awhile then just sat down on the horn for several seconds....embarrassed the hell out of him. All the kids were dying laughing. He still waits on that side but he comes to me before I get that far down the line now.....
arcane1
(38,613 posts)but my feeling would probably be like any other normal kid who has parents around while hanging with my friends.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,635 posts)Sounds like a pretty controlling father. Teenagers do not thrive when their parents micro-manage them like this. The parents should be letting go, allowing the kid some leeway in making their decisions.
If I were that kid, I would be looking hard for some other way to get home.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)I'm not kidding.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)I would also get him some rubbers. As far as the hoody goes, the dad probably has a good reason for telling him to leave the hood down.
edit to add -
As a kid, I might be glad that at least I have a dad that cares enough. Most teens are never happy with and are embarassed by their parents. No matter what.
PassingFair
(22,434 posts)aptal
(304 posts)Kids shouldn't be raised under this sort of harassment. And we wonder why kids grow up to be like Zimmerman with so much built up anger.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)and let the kid make his own decision?
What an asshole father IMO.