So I feel like a shitty dad. My 10 yr old son has been playing PS4 with a group of kids from school for months. They play Fortnite. Well. Turns out one of the kids literally lives a half mile from us. Awesome, right? The kid comes over. Spends the night. Hes a cool little dude. Really mindful. A little hyper but we enjoyed his company.We met the dad. He seems like a normal dude. A little older than us (we are mid 30's, kids dad is 50ish) but that's no thing. Today my son ask to go over to his friends house. Sure, No problem. I take him over to his friends house, they live in a double wide on a shady looking dirt road. You know. Just seemed kind of trashy. I try not to judge. People live differently and because you don't make as much money or live in a nice house doesn't mean you're a drug dealer or whatever. Right?Well. I go run a few quick errands. I come back home. Search this kids last name on the internet. His dads mug shot comes up front and center.Distribution and Manufacturing of Meth.By this time my blood pressure is sky the fuck high. I look at the guys Facebook. Hes talking like a gangster, posting the positions of road blocks that hes come across and posting things like fuck the police. Literally a thug life man child.I call my nurse wife as I'm about to go snatch my kid up. She talks me down. Hes only over there for a few hours then I'm to go pick him back up.How would you guys handle this? Do I just come out and ask the guy whats up with the drug charges? Do I just not mention it and only let the kids play over at our house? Obviously that's what I'm going to do.How would YOU handle this? The kid is really sweet and mindful - I dont want to punish the kids because his friends parent is a drug dealing man child. I think the kid may be in custody of his grand parents. I did notice a older women in their house when I went to the door.Then again. I dont want my kid hanging around at convicted meth dealers homes etc.. I get it tho. I'll might just need to cut personal contact between our kids. How would you approach this to your 10 year old child? via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2C5YSmo
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