The trust issues are really tough on this one.i have an idea but i have never heard of anybody doing this, so i wonder if it's even possible or is there a good reason why nobody does it.
my idea is to voluntarily install a breathalyzer ignition lock on the car which my 3 kids share. they are all college age and promise not to drink and drive but i thought this is something to do for my peace of mind.
however, my first attempts to google the topic and where to get one seems like this is not really done.
and the people who have court-ordered systems say they are awful.
has anybody looked into this? anybody done it? thoughts on what i can do other than of course continuous teaching and supervising these young people?
Can I suggest a halfway house? The machine itself must be fairly cheap. Just have one installed in the car that does *not* connect to the ignition.
So they can test themselves "Am I over the limit?".
Whether they do check or not is up to them.
They will be fine, most likely. The fact that you as a parent cares about this, tells me that they are probably also fairly conscientious kids. We are all idiots at their age, mind. But if parents don't drink and drive, the kids are much less likely to.
The bird chicks flex their wings one day, and fly out of the nest. No doubt their parents watch them and feel that heaviness of the heart. There's a lot of dangers out there: foxes, cats, hawks, car windscreens and transparent glass windows. But leave the nest they do.
Good luck. Parenting is never easy. Ask any mother and father pair of birds.
Statistics: Posted by Valuethinker — Tue Jun 18, 2024 6:15 am — Replies 28 — Views 1487