[Jan]

When I was a kid it was not uncommon to be scolded by strangers if I misbehaved. Walking home from school we were shooed away from store fronts and not allowed to cut across private property. After a trip to the mall with friends, my 15-year-old son tried to complain about security guards following them around. I told him he ‘fit the profile.’ I used to work in retail and it was well known that the rowdy behavior and mess created by unsupervised teens was a frequently a distraction for shoplifting. We countered by speaking to them as if they were adults. If they ignored us we hovered. When we hovered they behaved. I don’t supervise my son’s every move like I needed to when he was little. However, I need a little help. Kids do what they can get away with. Don’t let them get away with it.

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Name : Jan, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 52, City : Norman, State : OK, Country : United States, Occupation : Writer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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