Ever have one those "Ahhh" moments with your kids?

[CSK'sMom]

By "Ahhh" moment I mean a moment where you realize that all those talks and lectures really did sink in and not go over their heads.

We've had one this morning. Our oldest (20 & ADHD) headed off to a Halloween party last night. On his way out the door we told him a couple of things. If he had even a sip of any alcohol then he was not to drive under any circumstances. If he couldn't crash where he was his Dad would pick him up, no questions asked. The other thing we told him was that if he drank and was going to crash where he was to make sure he hid his keys well somehow to assure no one else who might have drank could drive his car. Lots of times it really seems like when we talk about these kinds of thing it goes in one ear and out the other... Well he called before midnight last night to say he was crashing where he was. Definitely a point in the plus column for him. He called a couple of hrs ago and asks for his Dad to come and unlock his car. I asked him why and he said he purposefully locked his keys in his car last night. He figured that way no one else could "find" his keys and he wouldn't be tempted or bullied into driving either. Needless to say, his Dad happily went to unlock his car for him!

[AnnaBanana]

[HBP]

Your son is the best.

[funkyfr3sh_]

Driving and driving is SO not cool - glad your son knows this too!

I hate hate hate it when people drink and drive!

[brendonp]

Hey well done! It'll be quite a few years before my kids hit that age (3 yrs & 5 months old respectively), but I'd be hoping for the same.

My mother actually had what I thought was a novel approach. She had given me a "codeword" to use instead of asking for a ride home that could be used in a sentence - her thought was that should any of my friends hear me calling they wouldn't be able to pressure me into something else (drinking & driving wasn't quite the social faux-pas at that time, but she was obviously still concerned). Never used it, but I thought it was a great idea...

[lizard]

Wonderful!

[CSK'sMom]

He's a good kid but far from "the best" HBP. Believe me when I say he's had his moments over the years. ADHD at it's best. brendon, I really like that idea of a code word.

He's generally the kid that volunteers to be the DD but decided yesterday that it was his turn to have the oppourtunity to have a few if he choose to. We've had tons of alcohol conversations since before he was of age due the ADD/HD stats surround addiction and abuse. Then of course the drinking and driving conversations due to zero tolerance to any alcohol with a G2 and the new .05 for everyone. I'm just glad that he's actually listened and absorbed it all when we really wondered if he was even listening at times....

[magnum]

Good job. You should be proud.

[gorf]

Ever have one those "Ahhh" moments with your kids?

Yes many. "Ahhh crap, what'd ya do that for??"