Parenting 1.0.What?

Parents behaving badly!  I'm sitting here watching the Wendy Williams Show 'HOW YOU DOING' and she is talking about the Lohans parental skills or lack there of. 

Well that got me to thinking about my kids.  I always get compliments on how well mannered my girls are and how helpful they are.  I always find that a little funny because this is how I think all kids should be.  Right?  Well it looks like that is not the case.  BeBe, my oldest, has a few girlfriends that I am always mothering.  Telling them what is acceptable or not.  Luckily the parents don't mind cause I treat them like my own.  If I see them on Face book late at night I will tell them to get their but off the computer. 

So as a mother of a 16yr old girl I am feeling the need to have a meeting with her and her besties.  I really see a short fall of communication, not with THEIR parents but just in general with the adults in their lives.  The teachers, councilors and other parents are not talking to them about what they should be doing and how they should be acting as young ladies.  I know I am forever checking e-mails and text messages.  I call the schools and talk to the teachers of all my girls.  They know mommy is involved in what they have going on.  I am there for after school practices, the games and concerts.  I know that some parents may not have the time to do it.  Some of my daughters friends parents don't which is why I'm there rooting them on and taking pictures for their moms and dads.  It is so true it takes a village.  Hey when I'm not able to go for whatever reason you better believe I'm getting a e-mail with pictures in my inbox or on my cell phone.  I love that I have created a network around my kids.  Big shout out to Kim, Norman, Clinton and Deborah!!! 

This is what I am proposing to do during the summertime and my daughter is all for it.  I will gather up all of my daughters good friends and take them for a day of talking, learning, eating and fun.  I want to talk to them about boys, sex, self control, self love, school, responsibility, personal finance ..... yes all of these things.  I talk to my daughter bout this kind of stuff all the time and when she talks to her friends they usually have little or no idea what she's talking about.  All of these young ladies will be graduating from school in 2012 and I fear they will not be prepared for the real world.  I know I wasn't.  I didn't know what options I had.  I just want better for my girls.  ALL my girls.