I completely agree that parent's are trying to be the best friend insted of the parents these days Pookie.. which is why I think maybe there should be funding into parenting groups and classes for parents, where they can meet other parents and pick up on new tips on how to be authroitive but still able to have a sterdy relationship with their kids.

But as Abigail said about kids still carrying weapons and not reducing deaths... I agree with that too. These days kids are killing/being killed in broad daylight. I jsut don;t think a curfew would work. If kids won't listen to parents who are they going to listen too? It's all getting so difficult and there's no way adults.. or the good kids in this can win :/ Thats just my opinion though.. I think everyone has valid points in this.. it's jsut getting the Government/parents..whoever, to merge all these points into one.