During an interview with Today, Chip and Joanna Gaines talked about sending their 18-year-old daughter Ella off to prom recently.
Chip admitted they had just one rule for her, “Be home by midnight,” and wouldn’t you know it… she failed to make it home by midnight.
She blew past that. But what do you do? What do you do with this 18-year-old human that is now legally an adult? She could serve in the army if she had to, and here I am explaining that she has to be back at 12 o’clock.
He’s got a point. It gets harder to place rules on them once they hit 18, but still… they are under your roof, so you do have a little bit of control!
Chip points out how things have changed since he was a teenager. Back in the day, midnight was pretty late, but these days? Not so much.
When I was a kid, midnight was really late. I thought that would have given her plenty of time to do everything she’d want to do at prom, but apparently, it wasn’t enough. [I’m not sure what time she got home] but it was definitely in the wee hours of the next morning.
Teenagers! What are you gonna do?
