Comments on: Where Is Your Teen? http://www.geeklovesnerd.com/2009/12/where-is-your-teen/ A practical marriage, family, parenting advice podcast from a gamer geek husband and a CPA nerd wife. Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:40:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: beej http://www.geeklovesnerd.com/2009/12/where-is-your-teen/#comment-615 beej Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:20:54 +0000 http://geeklovesnerd.com/?p=2093#comment-615 I would make them apoligize for doing that in front of my children.:( I would make them apoligize for doing that in front of my children.:(

]]> By: James http://www.geeklovesnerd.com/2009/12/where-is-your-teen/#comment-614 James Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:45:08 +0000 http://geeklovesnerd.com/?p=2093#comment-614 I know I should have done just that... but I mostly wanted them to stop and go away. :) Next time, I'll do it differetly. I know I should have done just that… but I mostly wanted them to stop and go away. :) Next time, I’ll do it differetly.

]]> By: Rob http://www.geeklovesnerd.com/2009/12/where-is-your-teen/#comment-613 Rob Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:20:01 +0000 http://geeklovesnerd.com/?p=2093#comment-613 James, Next time, don't warn them about calling the police. Just call and let the police show up and break up the event and take kids into custody. That will get thier parents attention, when they're called to come down to the station to pick up little Johnny or Suzy for being involved in such an event. Don't feel stupid. You did what was right. Good job! James,

Next time, don’t warn them about calling the police. Just call and let the police show up and break up the event and take kids into custody. That will get thier parents attention, when they’re called to come down to the station to pick up little Johnny or Suzy for being involved in such an event.

Don’t feel stupid. You did what was right. Good job!

]]> By: sudge6915 http://www.geeklovesnerd.com/2009/12/where-is-your-teen/#comment-612 sudge6915 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:41:40 +0000 http://geeklovesnerd.com/?p=2093#comment-612 When I heard you talk about this on nobody's listening I was thinking about that huge fight (I think in Illinois) where one of the kids involved ended up dead yet there were tons and tons of kids and adults around who mostly stood by and shot videos with their phones. I don't want to sound too cliche-ish but I some of it has to do with that media has desensitized children and young adults to believe that it's really NOT that big of a deal, which is why I think that girl responded like she did. It's a big show to them, which is unfortunate. When I heard you talk about this on nobody’s listening I was thinking about that huge fight (I think in Illinois) where one of the kids involved ended up dead yet there were tons and tons of kids and adults around who mostly stood by and shot videos with their phones.

I don’t want to sound too cliche-ish but I some of it has to do with that media has desensitized children and young adults to believe that it’s really NOT that big of a deal, which is why I think that girl responded like she did. It’s a big show to them, which is unfortunate.

]]> By: pastormikeywan http://www.geeklovesnerd.com/2009/12/where-is-your-teen/#comment-611 pastormikeywan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:47:47 +0000 http://geeklovesnerd.com/?p=2093#comment-611 In my experience with teens it's all about your first question. There are too many parents who don't care where their kids are at any time of day. Unfortunately I see this kind of stuff constantly in our ministry (not necessarily fighting but a lack of parent involvement), even in a small town of 10000 people. It scares me to think what kind of world is going to exist for my kids someday. I guess we just have to do our best as parents to raise kids that can grow up to change this world...somehow. In my experience with teens it’s all about your first question. There are too many parents who don’t care where their kids are at any time of day. Unfortunately I see this kind of stuff constantly in our ministry (not necessarily fighting but a lack of parent involvement), even in a small town of 10000 people. It scares me to think what kind of world is going to exist for my kids someday. I guess we just have to do our best as parents to raise kids that can grow up to change this world…somehow.

]]> By: Ica R. http://www.geeklovesnerd.com/2009/12/where-is-your-teen/#comment-610 Ica R. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:00:39 +0000 http://geeklovesnerd.com/?p=2093#comment-610 It makes me really sad to hear about things like this, but I know they happen every day. I don't know when kids stopped having respect for adults, especially in front of small children, but it worries me a lot too. It makes me really sad to hear about things like this, but I know they happen every day. I don’t know when kids stopped having respect for adults, especially in front of small children, but it worries me a lot too.

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