You know, sometimes I think people should have to pass rigorous exams in order to become a parent.
It’s astonishing to me, absolutely beyond belief, how many parents will allow their darling brats to run wild in life and society…and then, when confronted, defend their kids’ lousy behavior instead of saying, gosh, you’re correct. My kid is a twit. I need to correct his/her behavior, thank you for bringing it to my attention.
Children need boundaries, children need guidance, children need to learn how to effectively participate in today’s society without other individuals feeling the need to contact the pest control regarding them.
If you fail to raise your children right, all you’re doing is sabotaging their future lives and growth. After all, if they go through school thinking they’re God and untouchable, and if you do not allow them to experience consequences for their abominable behavior, all you’re doing is setting them up for the future failure they’ll encounter when they run into someone bigger and meaner than they are.
Don’t you love your kids? If so, why on earth would you allow them to sink to their base emotions?
As a mom of 4 myself, I simply have to shake my head in wonder at how truly incompetent some parents are. I see many parents at karate, and it’s obvious to me that some of the kids rule the household, not the adults. I truly admire the karate senseis’ patience; my gosh, I’d absolutely just plain refuse to teach kids like that. Children aren’t taught basic respect and politeness; if they are incapable of appreciating solid useful knowledge, they have no right to participate and cause stress to the other kids.
So! If you’re a parent, make things right with your children. Guide them and inflict consequences when they step off the path; you’ll be doing them a favor that will last long into their adulthood.
Enjoy,
Barbara
ps – Of course, if parenting is stressful, you can always recover with: