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>Sweetie, I didn't think you were judging me at all. >You and I come from totally different backgrounds and >from what you have told me before, different decades. >So I can understand why you have questions like that. >Some of the things you talk about are a little strange >to me. Like being in a boarding school or about you >and your best friend bathing together. I mean the only >boy I ever took a bath with as a kid was my little >brother. The last time that happened, I was almost six >and he was four. I bathed with my sister, with my >Cousin Cassie, and with friends like Ramona and >Allison, plus showering with other girls in the locker >room at School, but never with a male friend or even >my male cousins. > >My parents are very interesting people, and even >though they could be strict when they had to be, they >weren't rigid. If Granny was raising me, she would >have probably beat me half to death if I even thought >about having a boy in my room, or being alone with a >boy for that matter. Momma and Aunt Connie, would >literally have to sneak out to be with a boy and would >always get a whippin' with a switch for it when they >got home. The only dates they were allowed to go on >had to be chaperoned until they were eighteen. As >strict as my Momma could be, she was never as bad as >Granny. She refused to be that hard on her own kids. >Aunt Connie, sometimes can be a little more strict >than Momma but nowhere near as bad as Granny. > >As far as me having boys in my room, I'd say Mark was >the only one, but Ramona and I had Mark and Jeff in >there a couple of times. But we behaved ourselves. I >left the door open so Momma or Daddy could peek in to >check on us. Daddy would sometimes just to tease stick >his head in and saying "Y'all behaving?" and we'd all >say "Yes sir." then he'd chuckle and say, "Good I >don't wanna have to get the shotgun" But they trusted >us and we didn't give them a reason not to. > >The South has a reputation and maybe it's deserved. >Folks who "ain't from around here" tend to think we're >nothing but a bunch of ignorant, barefoot, beer >drinkin' rednecks who drive around in four wheel >drives with Country Music blasting and rebel flags >hanging out the back of them and truthfully, there are >some people here like that. But we all aren't like >that. Where I live, we have nice neighborhoods. Some >nice restaurants, malls, parks and so forth. Also, >we're about an hour or so away from the Gulf. So we >can go to some beautiful beaches. We have beautiful >forests here, and major cities where you can find just >about anything you want. We have our problems here, >the worst being Tornado Season which we have right now >and Hurricane Season in the fall. So the weather is >really unpredictable and can get pretty rough. I've >lived here all my life and while I've had the >opportunity to travel, because I love to explore, I've >never wanted to live anywhere else. > >I haven't watched the Duggars, or any other "Reality" >TV if that's what they are. I tried to watch Duck >Dynasty once, and barely made it through one episode >of that mess. I'm more in tune to old movies and tv >shows from the sixties through the eighties. Than I am >what's on the tube these days. Our kids watch the >newer stuff, but we keep an eye on what they watch, >because we're the parents and that's part of the job. > >I don't usually talk much about my kids because of the >rules of this Forum and I've seen some pretty sketchy >characters on the Internet, But since you asked. I >have three children, two sons and a daughter. My >oldest son is thirteen, my daughter is eleven and my >youngest son is nine. So none of them are dating age >yet. My oldest is starting to get interested in girls, >but still more interested in hanging out with other >boys, biking, playing sports and of course video >games. My daughter is a little like me, so she has a >lot of tomboy in her, but she still prefers the >company of girls. But she is starting to develop a >little bit of an interest in boys now. She is really >cute and outgoing and developing way too early if you >know what I mean. She's an early bloomer like me, so >I'm probably gonna have a lot of trouble with her... >I'm just kidding. My youngest son is a little clown >and is always laughing and joking and has both boy and >girl friends. Since none of them are dating age yet, I >still have a little time to decide whether or not I >will trust them to entertain whoever they are dating >in their room with them. I can say this with all >confidence. I will trust them until they give me a >reason to not trust them. > >Well hon, I hope that answers any questions you might >have. If you have more you know you can always ask. >Have a good night.

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