Mitch Sneed at Large

You have to check out this story.
It seems as though a Florida father didn’t take kindly to a boy sneaking into his 15-year-old daughter’s room through a bedroom window at 3 a.m.
The father heard noises and when he found the naked 15-year-old boy in his daughter’s room doing what 15-year-old boys do, he broke out a metal pipe and went to work on the boy, chasing him naked out of his house.

http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Headlines/frtHEAD02091208.htm

Now this all ended the father in jail, but who could blame the man. There isn’t a jury in the world that will convict him.
As the father of two girls, I totally understand. Even if the girl is partially to blame, they are still your babies and you have to protect them.
I had a more simple philosophy.
A lot of parents set a high age limit for their daughters to start dating. They say they can’t go on dates until they are 16 or 17. But that usually ends up with things like this father experienced with them sneaking around and doing things you have forbidden.
My rule was this.
“Sure honey you can date,” I would always say. “But you can’t wear deodorant, makeup, or shave your legs or under your arms until you are out of my house.”
It was a nice try, but you know how well that worked.
Then there is the country music song philosophy.
Rodney Atkins had a hit earlier this year with the song “Still Cleaning This Gun.”
In the song has a few choice thoughts for a boy who comes to pick up his daughter. The chorus goes like this.

Come on in boy sit on down
And tell me about yourself
So you like my daughter do you now?
Yeah we think she’s something else
She’s her daddy’s girl
Her momma’s world
She deserves respect
That’s what she’ll get
Ain’t it son?
Hey y’all run along and have some fun
I’ll see you when you get back
Bet I’ll be up all night
Still cleanin’ this gun

I bet it worked.
Just like I bet no one else will sneak into that man’s house down in Florida either