RE: North Carolina city implements curfew for all minors

I remember reading something along the lines of "if a crime's only punishment is a fine, it is a tax on the poor." This kind of makes sense to me because I once knew a very wealthy guy who lived in Washington DC and he would park his car illegally on purpose downtown at night knowing he was going to get ticketed. He would just pay the fine online and this was how he parked every time he went out. Poor people wouldn't be able to do this.

Back to the point though, I agree with everything you said above. Parents need to be involved in their kids' lives, as you clearly are... kudos to you!

Most of the people I know from high school and college that grew up to be productive and successful adults had parents that were heavily involved in their lives. The ones that I knew that had very little parental involvement or especially the ones that I never even met or saw their parents, went on to do nothing.. 2 of them are in jail and one committed suicide a few years back.

I have no kids, so I can't relate to this exactly directly, but I don't think there is really any argument that a child whose parents are constantly a part of their lives with guidance, support, and discipline, is going to have more opportunities and success in life than ones who "run wild."