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Post by bearmom on Jul 14, 2018 19:20:18 GMT
No, we don’t. Neither of them typically goes out late and when they their curfew is variable, depending on what they are doing. We do ask that they knock on our bedroom door when they get home.
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tincin
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Post by tincin on Jul 16, 2018 3:35:46 GMT
I never waited up for my teens. Instead I set an alarm for their curfew time. It sat on a Saturday able in the hall, right outside of my bedroom door. They shut off the alarm when they got home. Only one time did my oldest forget to turn it off. We both opened our bedroom doors at the same time. My thinking is that there is not point to worry until you have to.
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Post by nlwilkins on Jul 16, 2018 3:51:08 GMT
I always waited up, no matter how late they were going to be or how old they were. I just could not sleep knowing that they were still out. My older daughter just had to recount the evening with me and could not sleep until she had talked herself out. If she had stayed out later than she was supposed to or done something else wrong, the worst punishment I could give her was to not let her talk to me until in the morning. It was like once she told me what she did wrong, she had laid the burden of guilt off on me and then could go merrily on to bed and sleep the sleep of the innocent.
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Post by scraphollie27 on Jul 16, 2018 6:25:58 GMT
I don’t wait up and they don’t have curfews (DDs 19 & 17). If they aren’t home by 9PM, I want to know where they are and what time they anticipate being home. I also want to know how they are getting home as that’s my worry point since they both don’t drive but my oldest is of drinking age.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2018 11:50:03 GMT
I don't wait up for them, but they make a selfie of themselves in our house and send it to me when I get home. I usually set my alarm and then check on my phone if they came home. There has always been a picture, or a message saying 'mom, I'm xxx minutes late" or something.
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ginacivey
Pearl Clutcher
refupea #2 in southeast missouri
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 16, 2018 13:41:25 GMT
are there no peas who had children that pushed boundaries?
missed curfews? snuck out?
or do they just not admit it on these threads
my youngest always made it home on time - then went right back out his window
didn't figure it out for a while- until i found his footprints -out and in - in the snow
my oldest moved out a few months after graduation - he was usually on time my middle child was good about being on time - or notifying of plans that changed
yes - i waited up
i just couldn't relax enough to sleep until i knew/thought they were in bed!
and if they were late i could go from pissed to worried sick in 60 seconds
gina
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Post by giatocj on Jul 16, 2018 13:45:35 GMT
I stay on the couch until he comes home. I do doze off, but am a very light sleeper so always hear him come in.
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Post by quinlove on Jul 16, 2018 13:56:11 GMT
are there no peas who had children that pushed boundaries? missed curfews? snuck out? or do they just not admit it on these threads my youngest always made it home on time - then went right back out his window didn't figure it out for a while- until i found his footprints -out and in - in the snow my oldest moved out a few months after graduation - he was usually on time my middle child was good about being on time - or notifying of plans that changed yes - i waited up i just couldn't relax enough to sleep until i knew/thought they were in bed! and if they were late i could go from pissed to worried sick in 60 seconds gina That would be me. I think my 3 were quite normal teens, in regards to having innocent teen fun. ETA ~ pushing boundaries. Nothing serious, just having age- appropriate fun past curfew.
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