Someone's sending me some hun. Haven't tried it yet.
Yeah I know I'm getting to it sorry it's been a crazy week so far!
my son (5) has been taking karate for a few months now
Mine too but I'm taking him out at the end of my contract. When they are so padded from head to toe to "spar" that the instructors can't even see their form it's pointless! All because little Johnny might get a bruise pulease..
What's wrong with kids today is such a torn issue for me. I am a single mother, I AM and DO it all, and I know I am very capable. I can do anything I want, I work hard, mothers truly are superheroes. THAT SAID, I think what is wrong with kids today is their families are broken. The mothers are working all the time, some two and three jobs, fathers are absent in the childrens lives. When I got off the bus, my mom was home. I was brought up in Sunday School - no matter what you think about religion, it gave me a good foundation between right and wrong. These punks these days do not value life, as shown when they run around shooting each other in the face without blinking an eye. What's the solution? I have no idea...but I worry about the future of our country quite often. Just my
I think that's part of it but not all. People have been being raised by one parent since the beginning of families sometimes more than others but always there has been at least some single parents. It used to be you could count on your neighbors and families. It's become a very me society and they learn what's in front of them.
I agree. And I really feel for teachers nowadays. They have kids that aren't being parented at home but can only do so much disciplining them at school since we live in such a sue happy society. It's a shame.
ETA: In regards to the quality time, I totally agree there too. Giving your kid an ipad and just doing whatever you want in your self absorbed world does not qualify as quality time. Technology is a wonderful thing, but the harm it causes stands out to me more and more.
This is what I mean the parents are a. Selfish and want to be left alone and b. don't even get me started on the guilt gifts people give their children for shipping them of to child rearing factories. People are so worried about keeping up with the Jones's that they don't even take a moment to think about the very real side of being a parent, when both parent are in the home they don't even consider making cutback or changes to allow one parent to be home at least most of the time. We lived in very cheap rentals without cable or flat/big screen
TV's, I pinched every penny and we lived hand to mouth a lot but I wouldn't trade those little years with my kids for all the possessions in the world! I really believe my commitment to being home in thier pre school years has made them pretty much the best children I know. They are all compassionate, loving, funny, considerate etc. They don't expect to get something every time we walk in any store. They actually care about others. They know that they don't get gifts or money just for being alive on any day other than birthday's of course.
Sorry, some kids just need their rear ends smacked once in a while. Lots of parents are terrified to do that because they're afraid they'll go to jail.
When parent say that crap to me while thier child acts like a monster I kindly remind them that here in our state it is not illegal to spank your children, it is however illegal to beat them. There is a huge difference between the two. I haven't had to resort to that often but they know I will if pushed that far. When old enough I asked them about getting spankins and every one of them said yes they deserved it when they got them.
Good Point! Custody of my grandson is challenging to say the least. he has issue's due to abandonment (mother and father) so he is in counseling. It was suggested that I take a 'parenting class' so I could learn to reward him rather than punish him??? Huh? The kid makes life miserable for most of his teachers, my animals at home, me most nights and sometimes mornings and I need to learn how to reward him? They say I will get better results if I reward him rather than punish him and it is so hard to wrap my head around that because I was just expected to behave, no bribery, just behave.
It's really not thier fault for suggesting it that is the view of most of the population that children should be rewarded for every little accomplishment. So now we have an entire generation of self entitled nitwits, I see it at work all the time. I have seen grown but young women throw temper tantrums! ...! No child is perfect but yes they should just behave. Everytime I go anywhere where there are children it makes me so grateful for mine, I'd end up in prison if I had to put up with in private what I see others put up with in public.
Then watch them bribe the child or sometimes not even bother just buy them something ans hope they stop. It's crazy behavior!
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