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Originally Posted by JollyRoger
While much of what you say is true, I would have found the same behavior disrespectful of my iron rule of my personal empire, and as king of all he surveys within the confines of my 1/2 acre domain, I would have been very disturbed that he dared to imperil the peace of the realm by not consulting the sovereign, which happens to be me. He is after all, still a subject. I must be held in awe, else other mischief will arise. I would have dispatched the two to the nearest Motel 6, pending the offer of a later audience with The King, at which they would be expected to properly genuflect, during which I would remind my son that the castle is not brothel. One of the things that motivates the little blood suckers to leave the nest is the impossibility of fornicating at will at their current abode, something they must buy with their own treasure, and if you provide such a thing to him for free, you will regret the results.
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Yep, my house, my rules is medieval. Problem is, we live in a world in which we expect 18 yr olds to be the political equals of their parents and grandparents which means they need to begin inventing their own rules around 12 or 13. In addition,we impose high school, college and graduate school on them after they've reached sexual maturity and long before they have the financial resources to settle down and marry. Given these facts, it seems that teenage children are going to need their own sexual rules to follow and I think we should encourage them to develop them in dialogue with their parents.