Sound to me like you are a great Dad. You apparently treat your kids as individuals while raising them by your own set of rules.
I think that is what Alex's goal is also.
I really do wish that we lived in a world that wasn't polluted by so many unsavory or downright disgusting examples of human nature at it's worst.
I really do wish that all fathers were as responsible as you and Alex seem to be.
I wish that things were as pure and safe now as they were when I was a child. ...Oh wait, they weren't and they aren't.
Human nature is now as it always has been. Corrupted and sinful.
We are reaping what we have sown.
I mentioned that I never had children. That was by design.
Sorry if I sound a little cynical.
I have a sister that has raised and home schooled 8 kids. All of them are well adjusted, honest, courteous and loving people. They have been sheltered and in my opinion protected from many of the evils of the world.
The oldest ones are grown and are by all appearances successful and happy and raising families of their own.
But I can tell you that there is no way that either of their parents would have ever played GTA or brought it into their home.
They would never have allowed their kids to watch the Simpsons or Desperate Housewives. And most importantly, they would not have allowed the kids the freedom to discover these things themselves.
You, my sister and her husband are in the minority.
Thank you for holding the
line. You sound like a good Dad. I wish there were more of you.