Fairy1
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IMO Too many people have lost the ability to actually parent. They expect the school, video games, computers, daycare, coaches to parent & entertain and teach for them. God forbid they should actually parent their own kids. In my experience, most of the people I know don't even enjoy spending time with their OWN children. Guess what? I really can't stand their ill mannered children either! It's July and I hear all the time how they can not wait for their kids to go back to school as they are driving them crazy! Sad sad sad! I miss my kid when he's not around and I enjoy teaching him and spending time with him. I can't think of a single thing I would rather be doing daily!
I agree with your parenting style. I'm not a short order cook either and my son has been learning how to cook in the kitchen since he was 3 years old and I had him make toast! He's 13 and fully capable of cooking a full course Thanksgiving dinner complete with deserts all from scratch now. He can make darn near anything. He knows how to cook, clean, laundry, mow the lawn etc... It's called LIFE SKILLS and I feel it was my job to teach him.
Most of the parents I know have taught their children how to order at the drive thru at McDonalds, open of box and call it dinner, pop some processed crap in a microwave. Upsets me!
Good for you! I believe parents are afraid to truly "parent" these days. That's a shame and will (and has!) come back to haunt us.
That said, I have one kid who cannot take enough from me and another who cannot give enough. Both were raised in the same home in the same way and under the same circumstances.
Point being, not all kids - or parents - should be painted with the same brush.
"Fat" kids have enough to deal with without being forcibly removed from their homes.