I agree, I snooped, but I did not nag and yell at my kids, ever. I usually waited a couple days, and then I would ask.

Yes, my kids had kerfews, they had to let me know where they were going, and who they were going to be with. I stayed up until they walked into the house of a night. My son gave me more problems than my girls did. Okay, I admit it I'm a snoop!

Now we did have one boy living in our home, we took in and fostered. He had got into trouble at school, because he almost beat another kid, in high school, to the point the boy was in the hopital. His aunt took him in first, and she couldn't handle him. So we took him in. I did snoop big time. I found out he was in a gang. I found all kinds of things in his room. Very scary things at that. He stayed until he come of age and then he moved out. Seems like we have always had a house full of children and teen living in our home. Some really good kids, and the one that was a problem teen. But hey we lived through it!

Richard you are so right, I wish I still had my dad around too, I would gladly tell him whatever he wanted to know. I usally did anyway, he was just that kind of dad. Never showed any anger. I miss him very much.

Willie