tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post683205162217947736..comments2023-10-17T03:15:16.029-05:00Comments on Blowing San #1: Regarding the "Myth of Childhood"Subvethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-32704477899136142692011-05-24T02:23:31.539-05:002011-05-24T02:23:31.539-05:00The Ranter! absolutely correct!
PattyinCT....ayu...The Ranter! absolutely correct!<br /><br />PattyinCT....ayupp...no hope for mine either! hahaMightyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02563721884001643857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-619118920248140232011-05-23T09:27:55.871-05:002011-05-23T09:27:55.871-05:00Your kids can only be as perfect as you are;)
My...Your kids can only be as perfect as you are;) <br /><br />My kids are screwed...PattyinCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04286757995048861826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-24727102892027201252011-05-23T07:06:14.514-05:002011-05-23T07:06:14.514-05:00There is nothing more difficult that raising child...There is nothing more difficult that raising children, imo. Like you said, it's a balancing act and no matter how good a job you do, there's always some slimeball out there waiting to destroy everything you've done. <br /><br />Last weekend my 11 year old granddaughter was playing at my house with her little friend that lives downs the street from us. Her friend is a couple of years younger than her and I think my granddaughter likes playing with her because they play with dolls, ride their scooters or bikes, and just do "kid" things. When with her friends at school, that would be considered 'baby-ish' and she wouldn't fit it with the 'cool crowd'. <br /><br />And don't even get me started on what they are selling for kids clothes these days....they are dressing little girls like hookers now. My granddaughter is not allowed to wear that stuff! Society just will not allow kids to be kids...and on the other hand, society also makes kids think that they can have whatever they want without working for it. <br /><br />Biggest danger to kids these days, imo...Disney. Pole dancing Miley Cyrus as a role model? Not good.Mary Ellen/Nunlyhttp://me414.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-71236185105118968102011-05-22T21:36:05.069-05:002011-05-22T21:36:05.069-05:00IR, the old saying of "if you're gonna do...IR, the old saying of "if you're gonna do the crime be prepared to do the time" doesn't get much play these days. I don't know how many AA meetings I've gone to where someone will speak and begin making excuses for their drinking. The ones who make the most excuses are the ones who go back out and get drunk the quickest. <br /><br />And drunks are no different in the area of shirking blame than anyone else, we just have more practice than most.Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-1857159598747827432011-05-22T21:33:35.858-05:002011-05-22T21:33:35.858-05:00The Ranter, yep the kids are too sensitive to deal...The Ranter, yep the kids are too sensitive to deal with the topic of God but so mature and worldly when it comes to sex & depravity. You're hitting the nail on the head about keeping them informed regarding death, sin, etc. Thats a first step in teaching them the fact of consequences for are actions.Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-16901201389388387062011-05-22T19:48:35.070-05:002011-05-22T19:48:35.070-05:00Failure to Launch so seems to coincide with the &q...Failure to Launch so seems to coincide with the "velvet cage" method of child rearing!<br /><br />Thanks for a great post. I've parents upset that their kids were convicted of crimes, and say that the victims were worthless, and they had not sympathy for them--their kid didn't deserve jail over them.<br /><br />Yeah--my kids are as mean as everybody else's little shits, and my grand kids too. <br /><br />People need to take theri own lumps, not because they aregrown up, but because that's how you grow up.ignorant redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718783732896413346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-76273189478819602902011-05-22T19:27:04.188-05:002011-05-22T19:27:04.188-05:00And I would say, unfortunately, I wasn't havin...And I would say, unfortunately, I wasn't having that conversation about sin and death and dying with my children until my mom passed away and I had to do it overnight. Not pleasant.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444704944288002925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-62496490895679450052011-05-22T19:24:20.417-05:002011-05-22T19:24:20.417-05:00"Thanks to our present culture they're se..."Thanks to our present culture they're sexually "aware" and ready to take off into the realms of carnal adventure well before they leave the nest."<br /><br />And yet, talk of Christ's dying on the cross is too 'severe', telling our children that their misbehaving offends Jesus is too 'harsh'. It is a backwards world indeed when we cannot talk about Christ's sacrifice because it is too 'much for little minds' and yet they are dressing like little whores/pimps (at parents' urging). I think when we stopped telling our children about sin, death, judgment, heaven and hell; they started being spoiled brats.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444704944288002925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-47186492051675072162011-05-22T16:05:54.924-05:002011-05-22T16:05:54.924-05:00Anthony, thanks for the response. It seems we'...Anthony, thanks for the response. It seems we're basically on the same page. As for the link, we both know that site hits are the name of the game!Subvethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-11109938619373259132011-05-22T15:58:37.997-05:002011-05-22T15:58:37.997-05:00I see where you're coming from, and believe me...I see where you're coming from, and believe me, I'm not suggesting making childhood a time of misery and woe! :^)=)<br /><br />And you're right — there's no "one size fits all" solution. But we can look at general principles, and your story about the daughter who "likes being fed with a silver spoon" I think is a case in point of what I'm talking about.<br /><br />There's a severe imbalance between the "not enough play time" of the older generation of adults and the "too much play time" of the current generation of male slackers. But that's another rant entirely. Thing is, I really believe we can teach kids to be adult without ruining the childhood experience. But we do have to realize that childhood comes to an end.<br /><br />Thanks for the link, 'Vet.Anthony S. Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807873592896092136noreply@blogger.com