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Originally Posted By alex and louise

hi. i read your thing u wrote, because i was nossy and read over my moms shoulder. my family has a lot of problems to like that. we always want to go somewhere, or do something. like i moved to this new middle skool last year and i knew no one. my mom wouldnt ler me go any where, because she didnt know them or their parents. so i got my mom to meet all there kids parents. and it was kinda embarrassing because she is a prettective mother, and asks them if they have guns at there house, or weird questions like that. but it turned out ok. because i have ok grades, A's, B's. and i'm in an advanced math class, so i get to go places. but i always have to check in like kall her, or go home and talk to her for a couple minutes or something. and she always has to noe where i am. AT ALL TIMES. but she noe all my friends and like most of them. so i get to go to places with them, or hang out with them. but my mom would not let me go to teen fest, unless she REALLY knew there parents and everything. but its pretty kool. because at my new skool (i go to sierramont) i know alot of kool poeple, and they r kool to hang out with. so it is pretty tite. but it started out with having the responsibility of my mom letting me and my bros go out. we had to show her we were responsible. like doing chores around the house more often, not complaining, or fighting. so it was pretty hard, but i think it paid off, with the amount of friends i have, it is kool, because there is always something to do if u get to go to and hang out with your friends, i bet u like to hang out with your friends to. so it is pretty kool. well i got to go. bye.

That was my wonderful son Alex!He has many opinions to share and this particular post 'spoke' to him. I hope you don't mind. He asked me to explain that he wrote as a 'cool' 12yo and since it is the summer his spelling and grammar is not the best [his words!]. As you can read, your family and ours have similar standards of behaviour and guidelines. Many times I have been told by my children that I am too careful. It is such a highwire to figure out where the boundries are and at the same time allow each of them to grow up and away. I am enjoying observing the process and also get anxious much of the time. Fondly, Louise.