Monday, February 28, 2011

Parenting Teenagers: A Strategy NOT Endorsed by James Dobson

Before we had kids, my wife and I had six keys to raising kids.

Now we have six kids... and no keys.  (And in case you haven't heard, we have another one on the way.)

So I've been thinking about how to raise my kids—now ages 10-20. Here's what I've come up with so far:

Since kids have a tendency to grow up and rebel against their parents, I've decided to take some preventive measures.

I—as a father—am going to stay wild, crazy, and whacked so, that as my kids grow older, they will rebel against me—and thus turn out normal.
I'll let you know how it goes...

10 comments:

Len said...

That is brilliant!

ringels said...

At least you have so many that you can try multiple philosophies. Best of all, mine are younger than yours, so I can see how it works for you!

BTW, nice hat.

:)

Jeff said...

Sounds feasible to me.... And I've met the rebels!

Bill Allison said...

Len: We'll find out.

ringels: The hat shows that real men wear pink.

Jeff: Can one come live with you? : )

Jeff said...

We'll take the youngest two... they aren't completely messed up YET
:()

Bill Allison said...

Jeff...

No fair! You have DeWitt... and they would leave us immediately for him!

BA : )

Kyle said...

I think we might stick with 2. One to kick out the front door and one out the back.

Anonymous said...

That's it? The whole thing? I actually waited until I sat down for a few minutes to absorb the profoundness...and I get whacked guy? C'mon, Bill. The expectations are higher...at least give us a top 5 list.

Bill Allison said...

Dear Anon... that's all I got. Just keeping it real : )

Craig said...

What's the "R" on your hat for? Rebellion against Rebellion?