Being a Parent- RANT

[Falcon]

After talking with my coworkers and hearing them complain about how their kids act, it has made me sick. They complain about their house being cluttered because of having kids or they have to keep their room locked to keep their kids out of it. They complain about not having nice furniture because of having kids....like it is just expected for your furniture to be ruined or your walls to be colored on when you have kids. That is just LAZY to me...nothing less than that. I have two boys (7 & 4) which I have raised one of mostly on my own. Both of my boys are very respectful and very well behaved. I will not say that they never act up but when they do, they are corrected EVERY SINGLE TIME. Parents get into this LAZY mode where they think "I don't have to win every battle"....WRONG! It is your duty as a parent to take every opportunity to teach your child how to behave and succeed in life. One of my favorite quotes about parenting: "We are so worried about leaving a better world for our children that we have forgotten about leaving better children for our world"

This is something I wrote for my boys a long time ago, who are my everything, even when I don't show it very well.



I am firm but I am fair

I will never give in to you because I will never give up on you

I expect much out of you because I know you are able

I will correct you when you are wrong and praise you when you are right

There is no lesson too small or challenge too great

I will never carry you over a hurdle in life but I will show you the way

I expect you to follow your dreams, seek an education, and try your hardest



Because you are my sons, I love you with all of my heart. I am already proud of the men I know you will become.

-END RANT-

 

[ZCx]

:rock::rock::rock:most excellent:rock::rock::rock:

 

[FATJACK]

Amen!!

 

[seethrough]

Very good but unfortunately very rare. I have a few young employees who are unfortunately brainwashed into believing that they graduated from high school and think that they are supposed to be making 100k year. You can't raise a kid by constantly teaching them that they didn't lose only came in third or forth then stick them out in the world where they will receive critiism. Being last is an incentive to be better not ribbon and pitty.

 

[Falcon]

I see that very often as well...this thought process of "everybody is a winner" crap. Some kid's sports around here don't keep score. How is a child supposed to learn how to deal with defeat or what joy you get from success if you take it away from them? Failure is a very important part of life...as said before...it drives them to improvement.