Oh I am a big believer that children do not need a tv, phone, computer, etc. in their bedroom. This was always a huge issue between their father and I. I was not allowed those things when I was a kid, and I grew up just fine. They don't need it either. Kids can be sneaky, I know, I was super sneaky as a kid, lol, and I see my kids being sneaky already, but they can't fathom how it is that I always know what they are up to, without having to watch them closely. They just don't understand that anything they can think of I either already thought of it, or I did it. But I don't tolerate my rules being broken. It's my older daughter that pushes my buttons. She's very independent and tends to do her own thing. She'll cook dinner without being told, things like that, but she also tends to think that she can just go outside when she wants, and go on the computer whenever she wants, and that doesn't fly with me. She also thinks she can just go in my room and flip the tv on whenever she wants. Drives me nuts. It's because of this that I changed the password to their user on the computer, and that the cable box is locked. However I keep forgetting to keep the remote on me at all times so that if they want to watch tv, they have to ask first. I don't mind them watching tv so long as chores and homework get completed first. That is NOT unreasonable. However my younger DD is a drama queen and every time I tell her to do something, she tells me I hate her. Or she tells me she hates me. I'm immune at this point, lol. She's gonna hate me a lot more before her childhood is over! I also don't believe teens should be behind the wheel of a car, at least not without parental supervision. I've seen too many kids succumb to peer pressure, or get irresponsible behind the wheel, and I'd be furious if my kids got into a car with a kid like that, or did it themselves. I know, I can be picky. I'm the mean mom, lol!
