It doesn't have to be a last thought Kriston! I enjoy your thoughts.
I also was part of the "goody goody gang" in school so maybe that made it easier on me too. But that is the kind of friend that I sought out. So far my DS has very good friends but I also know that some of their families have different standards than we do in certain areas so I know things will be coming up in the future if he continues to be friends with them.
My friend I was discussing this with has decided that we as parents just have to pick our kid's friends for them so that they stay with the good kids. However, my parents could never have picked my friends for me and I don't see that being at all realistic. Also, "good" kids do dumb things sometimes so how are you going to know which ones to pick even if you could???? I think the best you can do there is try to steer them away from ones that you can tell are trouble. But if you push too hard that can back fire too.
I'll just keep doing the best I can I suppose. (and I'd enjoy any more "thoughts" from anyone!)
