<!--quoteo(post=309572:date=Aug 24 2008, 03&#58;49 PM:name=deb1220)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (deb1220 &#064; Aug 24 2008, 03&#58;49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=309572">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I know I was horrible to my parents. I think back on the way I talked to them - geesh, it&#39;s a wonder they didn&#39;t send <i>me</i> to military school. I think I was so rebellious because all my friends&#39; parents were alot younger and (seemed to be) more understanding. Nowadays older parents are more the norm. I was fine in school and in public, etc - just mean to my parents <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":sad2:" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />I <i>think</i> I was a little better growing up because I saw my older brother and sister make so many bad mistakes and be SO rebellious and maybe because of that I didn&#39;t make as many.  My parents were older and my Father always had health problems while I was growing up so  I just tried to be a better kid than my brother and sister was in order not to give them any grief.   Maybe...that is just the way it worked out.<br />And now Jerry and I are also &quot;older parents&quot; In Rose&#39;s classroom I am the oldest Mom.  Lots of times the grandparents will come to school parties...etc.  Sometimes the GP&#39;s aren&#39;t too much older than me&#33;<br /><br />P.S.  now don&#39;t get me wrong...I was no angel&#33;  I just think I tried a little harder than my siblings.