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Ask Ma and Pa Edgefielddaily.com web posted October 10, 2005 Dear Ma and Pa, Our oldest daughter has married and moved away and our only other child is our only son who started college this year. I wanted him to go to a local school but he and my husband convinced me to allow him to go to a school out of state. He has come home with some of his new friends and I hear them talking when they think I’m not around and I don’t like what I hear. My husband won’t listen to me when I tell him what they are saying by telling me they are just boys being boys, but I worry. Should I stand my ground and make both of them mad or trust that it really is just boys being boys? Ma Says: We all want what is best for our children, no matter how old they are. You are a good mother for being in tune with what is actually going on with your child. As a mother, it is your job to be concerned. It is also your job to put your foot down for what you feel is right for your child. If there is anything that your feel is morally wrong, you should confront your son. Ask him what is going on. Boys being boys is one thing as long as it does not or could not cause danger to him or anyone else. If he is in college, it is time for him to be responsible for his actions and know what the consequences could be. Surely, your husband also wants what is best for your son. Your husband should also want to support you and listen to your concerns. Talk to him again… but, do what you feel is morally the right thing to do, no matter who gets mad. Pa Says: Snatch a knot in the boys head. If that don’t work, I learned a long time ago if ma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. The kid sounds like a brat to me. I just get the feeling he probably has a new car, money sent to him to do his partying, and I just bet it didn’t start this year. You ain’t gonna break no horse once he’s three, even if you do he ain’t gonna be worth a toot. Your problem started long before now. You’re trying to put the fire in the barn out with a thimble of water. If he is in college your chance to change things is over.
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