I Want Control! (2-1-2011)

I Want Control! (2-1-2011)
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PODCAST SCRIPT:
When teenagers say to me, “I want control over my own life!” I tell them, “Hallelujah! Your parents want the same thing – but like everything else in life, it must be within certain boundaries.”
Boundaries aren’t handcuffs; they actually give a teenager more control, since they know how far they can go. For instance, I’ve always thought that what a teen wears should be their own choice, but as soon as their clothing becomes immodest, they are stepping over the modesty boundary. Or, if it breaks the school’s dress code, they are stepping over the school’s boundaries.
Fact is, even adults have certain moral, legal and societal boundaries, so teens need to get accustomed to living within them.
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