herbiehancock

My fourteen year old son (on the right in the picture above) wants to buy a moped. I told him, "No." He is not happy with my decision, and we have been "discussing" it. He feels my decision is unfair and unreasonable. So much so, in fact, that there is a good chance I will be nominated for meanest mom of the year as a result. He wanted me to ask my blogging "peeps" what they think about the situation. (Peeps is his word not mine. To me, peeps are those little sugar-coated marshmallow chicks you get at Easter time. Like this: Or maybe like this: since it is now Halloween time, but I digress.) I told him that it didn't matter what my "peeps" thought because I wasn't going to change my mind. He, however, thought it was worth a try, thinking you all could sway my opinion in his favor. So here is the situation. His side of the "discussion": He is a responsible individual. He will be a careful and safe driver and will fo...