Amen - my 18-year-old college student knows that I’ll be on the couch waiting up for her no matter what time she gets in. It’s both accountability and comfort - she knows I’ll be there, and she knows I’ll know if she’s not there and that she won’t have to wait till morning to be missed. Dads, you’re the first line of defense in this area.
Colonel, USAFR
Amen to you. My husband and I were just talking about this (our kids are too young to be out by themselves, but this is our plan). I moved home after college for a year while in law school and my parents waited up for me every night I was out (and I was engaged). I was 22 and I had a curfew! They said if I lived there I lived by their rules. They weren’t going to go to bed until I was home, so I had to be home early enough not to ruin their sleep.
Now as a parent of two girls, I see their point!