July 05, 2007

When I have kids, I'll encourage them to try new things and explore different cultures. But if any of them head down Gothic Avenue, that's it... they're going to boarding school.
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3 comments:

Ben said...

Where's Gothic Avenue? Sounds dangerously close to Heavy Metal Boulevard and Hippie Landing. I'd want my kids out of those general neighbourhoods.

1:05 PM
VA and Jay said...

That's funny that you say that. I've been thinking a lot about how to raise Caleb and I know that he has to make his own mistakes....but where do you draw the line?? What if ALL his friends are from Gothic Avenue/Heavy Metal Blvd AND Hippie Landing????!!!!

3:50 AM
Kevin said...

Well, my opinion is that parents need to give their kids some room to try different things. I'd actually be less against Hippie-ism, because they promote peace (through drugs and sex, I guess). But going down the Goth route doesn't go over well with me. Especially since Goth gets bad press. I don't want my kid to get weird piercings or tattoos, actually. And I certainly don't want them to take me out in a family murder-suicide.

But kids don't go it alone. I don't generally think a teenager heads towards Goth on their own. They do it because they meet friends who are into it. If that were the case, a change of friends is what I'd recommend. Hence going to boarding school.

10:03 AM

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