How much do you share with your children?

I am so proud of my son. He's fifteen, he's finally comfortable with sharing all his experiences and viewpoints, and he has a very square head on his shoulders (do people still use that phrase?) Thank God, he tells me he's finally bored with video games. My daughter's 12, so i don't reveal the heavier relationship stuff yet, only family dynamics. We tend to talk more about the arts instead. My son wants to spend next summer with me, but is too sensible to commit to more than that.

I have three daughters and a son. They are all in relationships for better or worse. Between them they have done the whole world and have been on every continent for both short and extended periods. They have had both good and bad experiences and have related many of them to their mother and I. What they have related has set my hair on end so I certainly don't want to know about what they haven't related. On the whole they have all enjoyed their experiences in the US, so I guess that's good news for the majority of SC users. I have always believed that the greatest gift a parent can give a child is the ability to think for themselves. However it has often been to my own chagrin................................................michael

no kids, no answers for me to check

I share age-appropriate things with them (when *I* was your age...), and I also share lessons I have learned (and am learning now) with them to help give them explanations for why I want them to do, or not do, certain things. I'm trying to equip them for being adults in this world, not an easy task. They confide more in their father than me, but I'm okay with that.

No children, thanks.

an option for no children would have been nice.

.. or if they don't exist yet.

Should I be answering this as I would if I had a teenage child?

It would have worked better had it been phrased in the subjunctive - for those of us who have no children, just...

Your son is 15 and bored with video games? I don't believe it!

mmm....i don't have children....heh

My daughter is just shy of three. We don't have many deep discussions.

They- yes. i got what i wanted. My daughter even has the red hair her parents hadn't seen in generations.
Actually i had pretty deep discussions with my kids when they were three: My son was discussing his parents matters of the heart, my daughter had a far deeper appreciation of the eternal subtleties of 'Fantasia' than i thought humanly possible. She's 12 now, says she reading the Tolkien trilogy for the millionth time, and she knew knew every variant of Romulus and Remus years ago.

There is not a thing in this world my child cannot ask me about. There are times I share with her mistakes I made growing up so as to show her that our mistakes can be our greatest teachers. We talk about sex openly. She is only nine so there are things we haven't touched on because they don't pertain to her life experience yet. As she matures and has more questions I will be there, honest and caring. She shares everything she does and experiences and feels with me. It is wonderful.

I'm getting to know you folks too well. There's hardly reason to turn the screen on. Miykal threw me some curves though.

JASMINE thank you, thank you, thank you. I love you. Sorry that's not allowed at SC. I mean I love you metaphorically............michael

jasmine, don't you dare tell me I can't love you metaphorically, if you do I will have to go back to Rome March 14th 44 BC and carry on......................................................michael

I wouldn't dream of it.
I love quite a few people here at SC, including one who claims to hate my guts and filters me, But you were first, and remain foremost, if that's permissable, or if it isn't.
Maybe i'll join a Georgist commune soon.

No kids, no convos.

Nie mit mir.

Jasmine we are already members of a commune, its called Earth. Luv you

jen, that's the point.......................................michael

sweet sprezzaturic pirhoette, there.

Jasmine, you pervert you.................................michael

Thank you.

my children, let's rejoice together at my place.

I don't have any children.

ummm...

There should be an option, "I don't have any children".

When a survey is irrelevant, you can always abstain.

My son hasn't entered the teenage years yet. I want to be able to talk with him in a way my parents wouldn't talk with me. That doesn't mean that I want to know everything but I do want him to know that the love is there no matter what and that he can talk to me about anything.

There is no option for "I do not have children". :(

Oooo...no "I have no children" option...tsk tsk! ;) But mine is only a few months old anyway so all I really share with him at this point is time and patience. Oh, and music.

I don't have children.

No children.