I loved this show and I have this show on DVD! Michael J Fox was my first Crush when I was a kid... I wanted him to be my big brother and the whole Keaton Family as my family instead of the one I have now. I miss the 80s b/c they had great shows back in the day and the music and movies weren't bad either. Now everything sucks and I miss the old days. Ever since we had the internet everything went to hell with chatrooms, social media, my space, and it changed everything. TV shows suck now and so do the movies too and the new generation doesn't know anything. That god I was an 80s and 90s kid. I would hate to grow up now in 2019.
@@ODPTV1Have you read his books? It certainly states otherwise. The cause of his PD is not known. In hindsight, he thinks the symptoms started in BTTF 2. It may have been in in system for about a decade before they started showing. Which means, it was already in his system while he was doing Family Ties
@@Trev359 it's funny, but with previous negative comments you make about Michael's performance in that scene, you dont respond to peoples response to you
That, and the "Oh ho, NO?!" with the little hop he does in indignation when she says "You have every right to live your life. I'm not trying to deny you that!" Cracks me up! This whole scene is gold. I wish they'd shown the whole scene from start to finish.
@@sherrysink3177 it's quite moving when Alex's voice softens when he realises he was partly at fault. I love that forceful look Elyse gives him at the beginning
I loved the relationship between Elyse and Alex. It was so realistic. She knew how to choose her battles with him. But when she stepped in she really would lay into him.
Yes. She is one of my favorite TV mom's. My other favorite TV moms are Carol Brady from The Brady bunch, Maggie Seaver from Growing Pains, and Harriet Winslow from Family Matters
... This cuts out the best part, when Elyse says "Surprise, Alex. I am a real person! Flesh and blood! Real feelings!" while shaking her hand for emphasis. It's one of the best scenes from that show.
i think this episode between elysse and alex was all about a power struggle. but i will say one thing though, elysse kind of didn't have the right to ground alex, after all he IS 18, and 18 is age of majority and he did have the right to go to that bar and casino with his friends in west virginia although it IS elysse's house.
The double duty of the show and back to the future is amazing. It’s covered very well in his new documentary “still” Which covers him and his Parkinson’s, and is unbelievably funny and moving.
I remember this scene from family ties very much cause my mum and I talked about it and now thats she's gone it's even more important cause it bring back that time and how much I miss her.
i remember this episode of family ties so much. i really think that this is a good lesson in parenting skills. once a child reaches 18, you've really got give them that freedom. as much as a parent wants to protect a child, a parent has got to realize that their child is now an adult, and is capable of making mature adult decisions. all you can do is guide them at that age.
James Miller I completely understand this. My father passed away in February and sometimes it’s so hard to come to grips with the realization that he is gone forever.😓
I was so caught up into the clip that I was shocked that it ended mid way through the scene, I wish you would have shown the rest of it when Elyse and Alex had an understanding and then made up, it was so sweet seeing that part.
@@Trev359 over the top? typical kids/teenage behaviour in this video if you ask me. many kids act like that when they feel wrongly treated by their parents.
Fun Fact: Crispin Glover, who played George McFly in "Back To The Future," was playing one Alex's 2 friends who took him to the bar, for his 18'Th birthday.
@@splashenful He actually was in an _All In The Family_ episode. He was the boy scout who told Archie Bunker that he hung up the flag on the door wrong...
When I was 18, I remember having the same attitude towards my Mom as Alex at times. You really don't want to be seen with your parents as much. But as a man in my 40s, I cherish every moment I spend with her. It makes my eyes water just thinking how she has loved me all these years whether I was the self centered 18 year old or a wiser man now.
Fun fact: He was filmed in this show during the day, and was filmed in Back to the Future at night, therefore not getting much sleep, which his mom had warned him about
Even though the ending was cut short, this scene is priceless. You end up realizing parents are humans, not robots! You can't just do or say whatever you want to anyone. Stop. Focus. Breathe. Process.
A time life was so much better. I would give up all this technology, social media and internet to live half the rest of my life but live the way things use to be.
He not supposed to be living with his parents because he will not be free. They want you to go by there old time rules which is bullshit. It's a tv show because Alex would have gone already.
I just realized I’m older than Alex in this scene. I’m 19 now. And it blows my mind I just thought that my life would be so much more different than it is. And I am surprised that I still feel like I’m younger than him
Those were the days back in 1983. Justine was young and a pretty woman and her brother is Jason Bateman. He also acted on Silver Spoon with Ricky Shroeder.
Off topic, but looking closer at the Keaton's kitchen, though the decor is dated, in a way it was kind of ahead of its time, at least imo, & compared to the kitchens I saw in most homes growing up in the 80s. Like I don't remember it being very typical to see kitchen islands, stainless steel appliances, & open shelving in most homes. Maybe it was just the area I grew up in. I always liked the spaciousness of their kitchen, & wish mine was that big!
Family Ties connected to One Day at a Time: Family Ties star Meredith Baxter. Her mother was Whitney Blake. Whitney Blake was the writer for One Day at a Time. Baxter was 27-28 when the show started.
sometimes as wonderful mommys are they just do not understand the life and hurt of our lives. it does not make them bad mommies but it is just because we try our best to protect the people we love
This scene makes me cry sooo much. I fought a lot with both my parents because they were so overprotective of me as a kid because I had so many health issues. They wouldn't just let me go with just anyone to even a simple place like to the mall, or to the movies or out to eat at a restaurant etc. They would speak to the parents and ask them to make sure to keep an eye on me. They'd actually want to meet my friends and their parents before they let me go. I hated this as a kid and as a teenager. When you're a teen, you want your friends and your freedom and privacy. It would be so embarrassing to do all this. This continued even after age 18 and until I got married at age 25. So I can understand Elysse wanting to protect her child even though he is an 18 year old adult. Elysse in her mind here is still thinking that her kid is still a "baby boy". Wrong. Now, he is an 18 year old young man and that is hard for Elysse to accept. So that is why there is this power struggle. It happens in alot of families
Everyone seems to think all teenagers are like Alex; "I'm an adult, I got 18 years under this belt." So I was always hearing stuff like "oh yeah you kids think you know everything, when your'e older you'll realize," and "You think you know it all at that age." I kind of wish I could've been confident and thought I knew it all. Instead, I always felt crippled by self doubt and painfully aware of my inexperience, and wondered, "where is this confidence that's supposed to come from being a teenager?" Because I often saw Teenagers portrayed as cocky and thinking they know it all on TV, so I guess I figured I would just naturally get that. Instead I felt like I was nothing and everyone knew more than me. I wonder how many people are more like me as teenagers instead of being the stereotypical cocky teenager? * Not criticizing the show just sharing some thoughts inspired by this scene. *
I know when you're a kid or a teenager, you think that your parents are trying to ruin your life but you often forget that your parents GAVE YOU LIFE! They only do what's best for you and they do it because they love you. Your parents show that they love you in different ways besides just letting you have or do what you want.
18 year olds think that their parents are going to suddenly rescind all power and authority of them on their birthday. That almost never happens. If you had a curfew the day before your 18th birthday then you'll still have one the day after it.
What kind of parents did you all have? My parents trusted me when I was 16, as long as they knew where I was I didn't have a curfew. Let alone when I was 17 I was trusted with pretty much running my life however I wanted. This whole super controlling parent thing is about the stupidest way to raise an adult.
@@Torsin2000 It's called discipline. It's because parents are no longer controlling enough that today's younger generation are out of control. There has to be a happy medium.
@@Trev359 "...younger generation are out of control." I think you have some shaded glasses looking at reality. Every generation's youth were supposedly out of control, and gosh darn those kids why can't they just grow up and stop causing a ruckus and get a job. The reality is that kids are less out of control than they were when I was 18. "Discipline" is not some magic remedy. There are kids that get discipline and are more out of control than kids with no parental oversight at all. A curfew for a 12 year old seems reasonable, knowing your 16 year old's plans and asking them to be back by a certain time is as well. If your kid is 5 minutes late, you don't lock them out of the house you say something like 'cool, glad you made it back safe.' If your kid is 2 hours late, you still don't lock them out of the house (one would hope they have a key anyway) you say something like 'cool, glad you made it back safe...so why so late?' Then you, you know listen to your kid and assume they aren't lying, then you say something like 'cool, we'll talk about it more in the morning let's get to bed' or something. If your kid is 18, they are an adult so you tell them hey just let me know where you are at so I don't worry and then you let them be an adult. In my opinion, a lot of the "out of control" kids are the ones who have parents that never let them grow up and take responsibility, always stepping in to solve all their kids problems. Then when they turn 18 they have no idea how to make decisions on their own and do some stupid things. There is a happy medium, but fuck if my kid is going to have a curfew when he's 18. I don't make him be a 12 year old forever.
@@Torsin2000 Wow, I upset you didn't I. Each generation may be a bit out of control growing up but the fact is each one is worse than the one before. i couldn't be bothered to read your entire post. I'm not interested in reading an easy. You need to calm down.
Family Ties bring back memories from the 80's. What a great actor Michael J. Fox really is.
He usually is a good actor but he hammed it up awful there.
He is a great actor
@@Trev359 what did he mess up?
I loved this show and I have this show on DVD! Michael J Fox was my first Crush when I was a kid... I wanted him to be my big brother and the whole Keaton Family as my family instead of the one I have now. I miss the 80s b/c they had great shows back in the day and the music and movies weren't bad either. Now everything sucks and I miss the old days. Ever since we had the internet everything went to hell with chatrooms, social media, my space, and it changed everything. TV shows suck now and so do the movies too and the new generation doesn't know anything. That god I was an 80s and 90s kid. I would hate to grow up now in 2019.
@@Tricia_Guima Delboy doesn't even know.
Michael's voice breaks are too adorable
0:18 "Mom..."
Stuart Little
Yes 😍😍😍
MaAm
@@raymondsolisjr.1262 He's washing he's was going good I love it so much it's looks good
He did this and bttf at the same time with only two hours of sleep every day. Incredible actor, simply incredible.
Called himself the lucky guy.... a year or two out of high school and landed the role. A natural actor.
Actually, it was season 3 when he did BTTF. This is season 2. But I get where you're coming from
It's a shame though because he was overworked. Could of been responsible for his condition later.
@@ODPTV1Have you read his books? It certainly states otherwise. The cause of his PD is not known. In hindsight, he thinks the symptoms started in BTTF 2. It may have been in in system for about a decade before they started showing. Which means, it was already in his system while he was doing Family Ties
@@ODPTV1 overwork causes parkinson's? Lack of sleep? I didn't know this.
This whole scene was very well written. From their anger towards each other, to the loving way they spoke to each other at the end.
Always thought Elyse was wrong on this one
@@m.e.d.7997 so did I
Absolutely. Superb writing and acting. This scene has always stayed with me.
This scene has extraordinary acting. One of my favorite episodes.
She was he but he was terrible. Never thought I'd say that about him.
Delboy359 what do you mean dude?! Michael was brilliant on that scene! You can actually feel his feelings
one of my favorite episodes
@@vitorquattrocchi9527 I totally agree with you. He was just being Alex, over dramatic😅😅
@@Trev359 it's funny, but with previous negative comments you make about Michael's performance in that scene, you dont respond to peoples response to you
"I got 18 years under this belt." 😂
Classic!😂😂
Gets me every time ! Hahah this expression is just brilliant xD as whole acting here ofc
That, and the "Oh ho, NO?!" with the little hop he does in indignation when she says "You have every right to live your life. I'm not trying to deny you that!" Cracks me up! This whole scene is gold. I wish they'd shown the whole scene from start to finish.
@@sherrysink3177 it's quite moving when Alex's voice softens when he realises he was partly at fault. I love that forceful look Elyse gives him at the beginning
I loved the relationship between Elyse and Alex. It was so realistic. She knew how to choose her battles with him. But when she stepped in she really would lay into him.
Yes. She is one of my favorite TV mom's. My other favorite TV moms are Carol Brady from The Brady bunch, Maggie Seaver from Growing Pains, and Harriet Winslow from Family Matters
They need to calm down
MJF WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE BEST!!!
And Mark Hamill too only he was Luke Skywalker in the movies.
... This cuts out the best part, when Elyse says "Surprise, Alex. I am a real person! Flesh and blood! Real feelings!" while shaking her hand for emphasis. It's one of the best scenes from that show.
I agree
Grown children seem to forget their parents aren't perfect, and never will be. They're human beings who have feelings and make mistakes.
Imho the best episode of family ties
i think this episode between elysse and alex was all about a power struggle. but i will say one thing though, elysse kind of didn't have the right to ground alex, after all he IS 18, and 18 is age of majority and he did have the right to go to that bar and casino with his friends in west virginia although it IS elysse's house.
@@pallavisreetambraparni6995 she admitted that later.
The double duty of the show and back to the future is amazing.
It’s covered very well in his new documentary “still”
Which covers him and his Parkinson’s, and is unbelievably funny and moving.
I remember this scene from family ties very much cause my mum and I talked about it and now thats she's gone it's even more important cause it bring back that time and how much I miss her.
i remember this episode of family ties so much. i really think that this is a good lesson in parenting skills. once a child reaches 18, you've really got give them that freedom. as much as a parent wants to protect a child, a parent has got to realize that their child is now an adult, and is capable of making mature adult decisions. all you can do is guide them at that age.
This was one of the funniest scenes of the series. He was so incredibly talented and so funny in this role
i had a similar conversation with my mom now that she's passed away all i have now are memories.
Im sorry
I fear that day! I try to prepare myself for that moment when it happens. But I know when it happens, i'll just fall apart.
James Miller I completely understand this. My father passed away in February and sometimes it’s so hard to come to grips with the realization that he is gone forever.😓
@@sharis3541 He is not really dead as long as you remember him...
Sorry. I know exactly how that feels. It hurts more than anything.
Oh how my family loved this show . Family values ❤
I was so caught up into the clip that I was shocked that it ended mid way through the scene, I wish you would have shown the rest of it when Elyse and Alex had an understanding and then made up, it was so sweet seeing that part.
0:18 : "Mom..."
I love Michel J Fox voice and Michel, too 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Fun fact: well apparently they never rehearsed this scene because Michael didn't want to yell at her and I think he felt bad or something like that.
That was some great acting on both Meredith and Michael
@@lateshiachilds3640 They did very well when they had spouts like this. I believe there was only two. This episode and the series finale.
that is so kind!
ok
Meredith a great actress and very 🔥
Brilliant acting
No its wasn't. It was way over the top.
@@Trev359 His character was always over the top. So......
@@Trev359 he was just being Alex. His acting was great!
@@Trev359 over the top? typical kids/teenage behaviour in this video if you ask me. many kids act like that when they feel wrongly treated by their parents.
Best sitcom ever. RIP Gary David Goldberg❤❤❤
Fun Fact: Crispin Glover, who played George McFly in "Back To The Future," was playing one Alex's 2 friends who took him to the bar, for his 18'Th birthday.
The other friend was John Putch, Jean (Edith Bunker) Stapleton's son...
@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 Interesting.
@@splashenful He actually was in an _All In The Family_ episode. He was the boy scout who told Archie Bunker that he hung up the flag on the door wrong...
Greatest sitcom actor of all time. Great actor as well. The great mjf.
Michael J. Fox my crush of the 80's ♥
My crush now ;)
Me too!😍
still my crush now!
Very cute.. nice hair too!
I always had a crush on him.
This is one of my favorite episodes. I love the beginning where he calls her Elyse and she just looks at him. Ha!
When I was 18, I remember having the same attitude towards my Mom as Alex at times. You really don't want to be seen with your parents as much. But as a man in my 40s, I cherish every moment I spend with her. It makes my eyes water just thinking how she has loved me all these years whether I was the self centered 18 year old or a wiser man now.
That's so beautiful. I pray I that when my son grows up he feels the same ❤
Family Ties brings back memories from the 80's
It is like you time travel back. And I like it. Feels nice.
Michel J Fox 'voice is adorable and so cute 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Michael was so hilarious. And Meredith? Well she was just beautiful.
She was also great on the show Family.
I loved the realness of this show. The fact that things weren’t always perfect and that they had the kind of arguments that people actually had.
Michael J. Fox🥰😍😊💖 will forever be my favorite actor.
He's my favorite from the 80s
Lol Michael J. Fox going off on tangents really gives me memories of “Hannah Montana” with Jackson; the look, the voice, the theatricality>.
Don't you mean Drake from Drake and Josh
2:21 his little jump even he has his hands in his pocket check boy 🤣
Alex's birthday episode. I loved it.
@Jacob Wilkes Yes it is his buddies took him to West Virginia to get drunk since the Drinking law isn't 21 but 18
She showed you bud!!!!! & made me cry really.🤧🤧🤧
Fun fact: He was filmed in this show during the day, and was filmed in Back to the Future at night, therefore not getting much sleep, which his mom had warned him about
Was it that day ?
I felt that they both are great actors.
Love this show love Michael j fox
Even though the ending was cut short, this scene is priceless. You end up realizing parents are humans, not robots! You can't just do or say whatever you want to anyone.
Stop.
Focus.
Breathe.
Process.
Words of wisdom
this was a great episode
Family ties was a great show i watched it every time it was on thoughts and prayers with Michael j fox and family
Best sitcom ever. I've got great memories watching this with my parents.
1:12 18 years under the belt 🤣
2:21 I like it how he says, "oh no."
I LOVE FAMILY TIES ITS A GOOD SHOW.AND ITS FUNNY.😁
They said "Meredith BB here is your comeback show" and then Alex stole the decade!!! BRILLIANT actor, another example how life is not fair.
Life is not fair
That is hardly not fair.
I’d say Meredith held her own on the series quite well, as did all the other main cast members. Stellar acting all around!
I always thought Meredith's mom was quite a beauty!
Meredith Baxter Birney was one of the hottest Moms on TV.
shes got a huge rack too hiding under those flat shirts 🥰
she had a set of big-nippled juggs she was concealing, too....
My favorite ep from childhood. Lol
MJF is a legend
I find this scene to be very well-written. I didn't know that this show was this good.
A time life was so much better. I would give up all this technology, social media and internet to live half the rest of my life but live the way things use to be.
Up and down the top absolutely
Loved the way Michael jumped up lol
Great acting writing. Imho else was right. I love all the expressions she makes
I was in love with michael j fox in the 80s.so sad he has parkinsons disease.hes a great actor.
He wasn't acting, he held his hands in his pockets. I don't know why that hit me, but God Bless his willpower.
I never noticed til now they had commercial kitchen stove
I used to love to watch this show.
As the mother of a son in his 20s, I can identify with Elyse. Sadly, this is the way grown sons often treat their mothers.
Yeah I get treated like s*** all the time by my 22 year old
I'm ashamed to admit I was that kind of son. Not anymore though
Me too.. 😢🙋♀️
I don't have kids, I have a brother who has treats me like this. So...let's not even start on how the treat their sisters from childhood.
He not supposed to be living with his parents because he will not be free. They want you to go by there old time rules which is bullshit. It's a tv show because Alex would have gone already.
For some reason, I remember this scene in vivid detail.
I love Alex P Keaton cos he’s so cool but this was one of the rare instances when i said “you tell him Elyse”.
Jacob Wilkes - what? Where did i say anything about his political views. Tho he’s a republican but that’s not what i was referring to.
I just realized I’m older than Alex in this scene. I’m 19 now. And it blows my mind I just thought that my life would be so much more different than it is. And I am surprised that I still feel like I’m younger than him
@Marty McFly II that makes sense because I was gonna say that he looked a few years older then me in this video and I'm almost 21 right now.
The bomb show!!!!!!
Good episode one of my faves
When you forget your mom is human
Those were the days back in 1983. Justine was young and a pretty woman and her brother is Jason Bateman. He also acted on Silver Spoon with Ricky Shroeder.
Imagine trying to replicate this acting. It's one of a kind.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻This scene.
😭💔 real life.
🙏
I say "Semantics!" all the time because of this episode.
Off topic, but looking closer at the Keaton's kitchen, though the decor is dated, in a way it was kind of ahead of its time, at least imo, & compared to the kitchens I saw in most homes growing up in the 80s. Like I don't remember it being very typical to see kitchen islands, stainless steel appliances, & open shelving in most homes. Maybe it was just the area I grew up in. I always liked the spaciousness of their kitchen, & wish mine was that big!
Wow, I’d forgotten what a presence MBB had on that programme!
3 mins feels like 10 with the amount of content and emotion.
Family Ties connected to One Day at a Time: Family Ties star Meredith Baxter. Her mother was Whitney Blake. Whitney Blake was the writer for One Day at a Time. Baxter was 27-28 when the show started.
As a man that last line cut deep. I don't think I treated my mother as well as I should have.
A lot of grown sons take their moms for granted.
My favorite episode ut please I want the whole episode
What a powerful scene....
Best sitcom kitchen
Mallory is so gorgeous ❤!
sometimes as wonderful mommys are they just do not understand the life and hurt of our lives. it does not make them bad mommies but it is just because we try our best to protect the people we love
Such a great show real issues no cheese whatsoever
Whats the WV connection here? Where was this sitcom set?
Ohio
Could anyone please write down here what's the dialogue at 1:38 - 1:42? Thx
''Oh, I didn't realize you've started speaking with me!''
👽Thank You Family Ties✌🏼🧙🏻♀️
Understandings of engines and sentences and overlay and zen and engagement… lots of videos and the joy of connections and sanity of better. Breathe.
Meredith was great!!!👌🏾👌🏾
She is more of a dramatic actress than a sitcom actress. In that scene with Alex she showed her dramatic side.
Where he goes Ohhh suuuuure!! Lol
Who owns the box set of Family Ties?
I do
Me!!
Me
This so good
This scene makes me cry sooo much. I fought a lot with both my parents because they were so overprotective of me as a kid because I had so many health issues. They wouldn't just let me go with just anyone to even a simple place like to the mall, or to the movies or out to eat at a restaurant etc. They would speak to the parents and ask them to make sure to keep an eye on me. They'd actually want to meet my friends and their parents before they let me go. I hated this as a kid and as a teenager. When you're a teen, you want your friends and your freedom and privacy. It would be so embarrassing to do all this. This continued even after age 18 and until I got married at age 25.
So I can understand Elysse wanting to protect her child even though he is an 18 year old adult.
Elysse in her mind here is still thinking that her kid is still a "baby boy". Wrong. Now, he is an 18 year old young man and that is hard for Elysse to accept.
So that is why there is this power struggle.
It happens in alot of families
You made a time machine!!!.....out of a DeLorean?!
He is killing me xD
Everyone seems to think all teenagers are like Alex; "I'm an adult, I got 18 years under this belt." So I was always hearing stuff like "oh yeah you kids think you know everything, when your'e older you'll realize," and "You think you know it all at that age." I kind of wish I could've been confident and thought I knew it all. Instead, I always felt crippled by self doubt and painfully aware of my inexperience, and wondered, "where is this confidence that's supposed to come from being a teenager?" Because I often saw Teenagers portrayed as cocky and thinking they know it all on TV, so I guess I figured I would just naturally get that. Instead I felt like I was nothing and everyone knew more than me. I wonder how many people are more like me as teenagers instead of being the stereotypical cocky teenager? * Not criticizing the show just sharing some thoughts inspired by this scene. *
The Proper Penguin should have come in at some point.
The only decade this would work
I just noticed the 5 gallon bottle of water on the cooler. What town was this supposedly?
I know when you're a kid or a teenager, you think that your parents are trying to ruin your life but you often forget that your parents GAVE YOU LIFE! They only do what's best for you and they do it because they love you. Your parents show that they love you in different ways besides just letting you have or do what you want.
Michael J. Fox was born to be Alex Keaton.
P
This is the same thing with Leonard and Sheldon When Leonard went to return the DVD but it's Taken down a few years ago
I. Love. Michael. J. Fox. He. Is. So. Funny. This. Espiode. Of. . His 18 birthday I loved this show
18 year olds think that their parents are going to suddenly rescind all power and authority of them on their birthday. That almost never happens. If you had a curfew the day before your 18th birthday then you'll still have one the day after it.
DTG 143 A curfew when you are 17 yrs old?!
What kind of parents did you all have? My parents trusted me when I was 16, as long as they knew where I was I didn't have a curfew. Let alone when I was 17 I was trusted with pretty much running my life however I wanted. This whole super controlling parent thing is about the stupidest way to raise an adult.
@@Torsin2000 It's called discipline. It's because parents are no longer controlling enough that today's younger generation are out of control. There has to be a happy medium.
@@Trev359
"...younger generation are out of control."
I think you have some shaded glasses looking at reality. Every generation's youth were supposedly out of control, and gosh darn those kids why can't they just grow up and stop causing a ruckus and get a job.
The reality is that kids are less out of control than they were when I was 18. "Discipline" is not some magic remedy. There are kids that get discipline and are more out of control than kids with no parental oversight at all.
A curfew for a 12 year old seems reasonable, knowing your 16 year old's plans and asking them to be back by a certain time is as well. If your kid is 5 minutes late, you don't lock them out of the house you say something like 'cool, glad you made it back safe.' If your kid is 2 hours late, you still don't lock them out of the house (one would hope they have a key anyway) you say something like 'cool, glad you made it back safe...so why so late?' Then you, you know listen to your kid and assume they aren't lying, then you say something like 'cool, we'll talk about it more in the morning let's get to bed' or something. If your kid is 18, they are an adult so you tell them hey just let me know where you are at so I don't worry and then you let them be an adult.
In my opinion, a lot of the "out of control" kids are the ones who have parents that never let them grow up and take responsibility, always stepping in to solve all their kids problems. Then when they turn 18 they have no idea how to make decisions on their own and do some stupid things.
There is a happy medium, but fuck if my kid is going to have a curfew when he's 18. I don't make him be a 12 year old forever.
@@Torsin2000 Wow, I upset you didn't I. Each generation may be a bit out of control growing up but the fact is each one is worse than the one before. i couldn't be bothered to read your entire post. I'm not interested in reading an easy. You need to calm down.
He keeps putting his
Hand on his pocket. Do you think he was hiding a u diagnosed twitch. Love him btw!
No I don't think so.... Too early. This episode should be 1984, maybe season 2 of the show. He got his diagnosis in 1991.
He is right though. She had no business doing what she did.
Agree!! Alex was so right in this one.