Screwing up our children
It seems the "revolution" that happened in the 60's has finally caught up to us. The parenting philosophy the liberals have convinced us is the progressive, intellectual way has failed.
Why is feeling bad when you fail wrong? When you have a kid at 14, you should feel bad. When you have 18 kids before you are 40 and don't raise them...you should feel bad. When you suck at something, you should be told you suck...then you can either work hard to get better at it...or try something else.
Now everyone just wanders around life, just doing whatever they want....as mediocre, as slow, as selfish as they want.
What was the difference with the way "the greatest generation" was raised? There were told there was a right and a wrong way to do things. You are responsible for your own actions. They were taught to love America. They were taught they were a part of a larger community.
They are the ones that made this country great. Now we have cops looting Wal-mart, sex offenders running around the country, and kids shooting up their schools.
If our "new" way to parent is so good, why are there more mental problems, not less. Why do kids shoot up their school?
Well, back when parenting was done correctly, kids were taught about right and wrong...and they were meant to feel bad when they did something wrong....and no, everyone is not equal. Some people are better then other people at certain things. Competition used to be a good thing. It taught you how to deal with rejection and defeat. Then you could do one of two things...give up, or make yourself better, work harder so you don't have to feel the agony of defeat again.
Now we can't even play dodgeball in gym class because someone might feel bad.....GOOD. We have raised two or three generations how to be wimps. People who can not handle rejection, or any emotion for that manner.
Lets go back to the way it used to be...that is how I will raise my kids. Then in 20 years they will be the ones climbing to the top of success, while all kids raised by liberals will be crying at the bottom saying, "It's not fair...he hurt my feelings."
.....and then they go into therapy, get a gun, or snort some crank.
Thursday, October 13, 2005
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Good points...but then the end of your post is very wrong...
Most kids do not even have two parents...and if they do they are both working because everyone needs three TV's, three cars, vacations, cell phones, ect...
So even those kids are messed up because they have NO parents. Of course people go to far, but why is it wrong to spank a kid? Why is it wrong to tell a kid they messed up...they NEED and MUST hear that message...they need to be able to deal with and handle thier emotions....
Actually Roxy, there are quite a few people out 'there' who went through the same sort of thing you did growing up. That's one of the reasons they were determined not to put their kids through the same sort of torment. It's like this: bending over backwards, to avoid falling forward. But too much of a good thing can be bad.
I take much offense at that. Raising kids 'right' or 'wrong' or to be wimps or not is NOT a party line.
Come on. You're smarter than that.
Aren't you?
SSA
Well, liberals are the touchy feely type...they want kids to go in "time out" and they want 3 year olds to "explain" why they did something..
They are the ones who don't want dodgeball in PE and that want tackle football taken out of HS...
They are the ones who call the police when a perent hits a kid in the store..
GENERALIZATION! STEREOTYPE!
yes they are, and all stereotypes come from a source of truth...and all generalizations are true about a vast majority of the group that is being generalized.
You seriously believe that?
SERIOUSLY?
Oh my god, I'm so disgusted.
I guess we see things that way because we are in classrooms Game, I know exactly what you are talking about. "These kids today" (insert cranky voice here) do not know the meaning of respect or discipline for the most part (there are some exceptions). And when a teacher tries to line a kid out, that teacher is looking at the least, a verbal reprimand, at the most termination and/or lawsuit. All we can do is OUR personal best as parents and educators and hope for the trend to swing back to the way it was when we were raised.
nice roxy
I'm so glad that you pointed out the truth about stereotypes, Game. They are generalizations that are true about the majority of the group.
The more simple minded among us, don't have a comprehension of the facts behind stereotypes. These simple folks only regurgitate whatever they are told about stereotypes. The fact is, that society NEEDS the sort of generalizations, that lead to stereotypes.They help provide guidance that keeps us safe.
Game, I haven't read the comments but as far as the post goes..now you know I'm a wacky liberal....I agree with you.
Ok, I have read the comments I still agree with about everything here...except that this is the liberals "fault". I agree with you on this and I am a liberal..how does that work? I know many others who would be in agreement too. I also know people who employ differing parenting methods. It takes different things to communicate with different kids. I don't think there is a one size fits all.
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