Well said - couldn't agree more. Life's too short as it is.
Kids these days... [Rant]
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Well said - couldn't agree more. Life's too short as it is.
Ah, I see. As an outsider looking in (busy as I want to be, no kids) I feel many people follow the script per the Joneses.
vociferous
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being "busy, stressed, tired, up late" etc. is a badge of honour to show how "important" a person is. A lot of people get their self-worth from how important others see them.
lousy kids, more like dumbass parents. hell, my wife (b. '87) was driven to school from k-12. her elementary was less than a 10min walk, even for an 7 yo. her high school was a >15min city bus ride. and the stop was right outside her door.
i walked to school almost everyday through kindergarten (10min tops), rode my bike day from gr 1-8, rode on warm days in highschool. my bus ride for highschool was 1:30, way faster to ride bike. stupid rural bus routes.
we now live a 5 min walk from my kids' future school. i like to think they'll be walking alone from sk on, since we can see all the way to the school doors
Some of my friends are bad enough at being 'busy' even without kids. I'm concerned that when they do eventually have kids I'll never see them again.
Too busy to walk their kids to school = too busy to be a good parent.
Too busy to call me back within 3 days of leaving a message = too busy to be a good friend.
Being busy doesn't impress anyone. If anything it will push their friends and family away. I hope more people start figuring this out.
I started Kindergarten in '88 and school was 1.2km away. I would walk with my brother who was in grade two in the morning then get picked up at lunch. In grade 1 I walked both ways. No big deal. Everyone walked.
Is it just me or is the walk to/from school part of childhood? The walk home was always full of adventures and shenanigans.
lol, qft.
Always got in trouble for doddling home (usually with a soaker from playing in the creek half way).1988!!! Yikes that makes me feel old.I started kindergarten at McCowan Rd PS in 1958! The walk was a bit under 1km,but i prolly made it 2km.Always went home for peanut butter sammiches.
If you got caught chewing gum,you were told to roll it in the chalk dust and enjoy it some more.(only took once)
Didn't do homework again? Down to the principals office for a loud lecture...hands behind your back...huge warmup crack as the strap hit his desk,,,then one whack on each hand.Having your friends see that you cried was more pain than the actual strap.
I don't agree with corporal punishment at home or school,but we came out ok back then.
So glad I decided not to reproduce. If I could choose, I would want children back in the pioneer/farm days. No way in hell would my kids be like any of today's. I work in the trades and it's hardwork for a good wage but in the last few years the new apprentices coming out just don't have the same hard work ethic as back in the day.(15-20yrs ago)
XenoVibe
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Backhand him. Its a parent's duty to discipline their children. It adds structure to their lives. The most schools can do now is send the children to the principle office and home, which is like a reward because it gets them out of learning and school. I don't plan to have children but if an accident ever does occur, I will have a bag of sweet Valencia oranges ready to keep him/her in check. It'll show them who's boss and won't leave a mark.
It sounds like he's mimicking adults (dad probably sells energy contracts door to door) so he needs to be negotiated with on that level. He needs to know "all options are on the table".
"I'm the mom and I'm the boss."? On what planet? If I had have said "listen to me Jean, honey." to my mother at that age I woulda had one hella sore ear.
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If you don't plan on having children and an accident should occur, please consider aborting.
Red_Liner740
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Trying to reason with children who don't have the cognitive skills developed leads to the type of **** parents are dealing with now.
Its the the same as watching adults try to reason with their pets. What is wrong with you? Dogs are pack animals and they understand structure, hierarchy and punishment/reward. It is the same with children. They want to push the limits to see how far they can go.
Its the the same as watching adults try to reason with their pets. What is wrong with you? Dogs are pack animals and they understand structure, hierarchy and punishment/reward. It is the same with children. They want to push the limits to see how far they can go.
You probably grew up in a good home where beating the children was de rigueur. We need more of that.
I'm so glad to hear that other people get it. Please tell me you have kids, because I guarantee they are well behaved and respectful.
You mean it's this ******** that people believe that you can't spank your kids. Yes you can. What you can't do is abuse them. Parents today want their children to be happy now and to be friends with them.
I hated to spank my kids, or slap their hands when they touched something they weren't supposed to, but I am reaping the rewards now with two very well behaved children. Of course time will tell when they become teenagers, lol.
I want them to thank me when they're older and understand why I had to be so "mean" sometimes. I was in my twenties when I thanked my dad for being the way he was, because he made me the man I am today. I barely talked to him from 14 - 25ish, and now at 33 I am very close to him.
zeniceguy
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When my son steps out of line, "daddy" helps him back in that line. Everyone commends me on how well behaved he is all the time. Him and I are also great friends. I help him with any problems and show him tones of love. If he gets in trouble I also sit down and explain why to him.
That being said he is such a good kid that I dont have to discipline him any more.
When I pick him up from school all his teachers love him and tell me hes such a please to have and is so well behaved. I tell the teachers thats because if he steps out of line I smack him in the azz. Every teacher says the same thing, I wish more parents would do that.
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That being said he is such a good kid that I dont have to discipline him any more.
When I pick him up from school all his teachers love him and tell me hes such a please to have and is so well behaved. I tell the teachers thats because if he steps out of line I smack him in the azz. Every teacher says the same thing, I wish more parents would do that.
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