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10-31-2008, 10:52 AM | #51 |
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Well I am a district manager for a Merchandising company and I am in retail stores all the time.
There was one instance where this kid was acting up big time. "I want this, I want that, give this, give that, etc, etc." The mom was as patient as she could be and warned the boy who was about 9 or 10 he would get a spanking if he kept on acting up. Well she popped the kid once on the backside, not hard but of course the kid stops acting up for about two seconds then bursts into tears. There was another woman in the aisle and she goes off on the mom for spanking her own kid. The mom was dumb struck by this so I stepped in. I told the lady to mind her own damn business because that wasn't her kid and when she wanted to start paying for his school, clothes, medicine, food, toys, etc. then you could possibly say something otherwise shut the hell up. Your kids are probably in and out of jail, have issues, and they never get any good breaks, but they really are good kids." Well she couldn't believe I defended this woman whom I didn't even know and I said "you know I got a spanking when I was a kid and I turned out fine...I go to church, I have a good job, I'm educated, never done drugs, never done anything illegal, pay my taxes, and have a pretty good life." Loosely quoted, I said some more to her and she just shut up in disbelief. The mother couldn't believe I did that for her and ended up buying me a cup of coffee to thank me, I told her no thanks were needed but she did it anyway. The funny thing was when I confronted the woman the kid shut up crying and was just watching the adults go at it....I guess he didn't get hit that hard at all did he? Last edited by MSU44; 10-31-2008 at 03:01 PM.. |
10-31-2008, 11:01 AM | #52 |
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10-31-2008, 11:10 AM | #53 |
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Ok, I haven't seen this, but it doesn't suprise me.
Modern parenting is absolutely abominable. Few parents spend any time with their kids that they can avoid. They hire nannys or leave them alone the majority of time. They don't teach them manners - allowing them to scream and wail whenever they feel like it - a holdover from when they were babies and their parents never stopped them from crying. The youth never learn to ask for anything, they just demand it - I volunteer at my church on Sundays to run the sound system, and when a girl (12 I think) was to do a solo, she came up to the sound booth and said, and I quote "Microphone" - no explanation, simply a demand. They don't teach them hygene - I have yet to see anyone under 12 EVER cover their mouths when sneezing, and very few ever wash their hands, they always eat food with their dirty hands when in stores. I'm suprised we've waited this long for a plague to hit that age group frankly. Childern these days have no disclipline or shame. THey assume that everything will be handed to them on a golden plater, not to speak of their lack of ambition in schooling. Children these days are utterly disgusting for the simple reason that their parents refuse to discipline them or teach them right from wrong. |
10-31-2008, 11:26 AM | #54 |
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i was an only child. this couldve been me years ago. ahh. memories.
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10-31-2008, 11:32 AM | #55 |
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Ok, I haven't seen this, but it doesn't suprise me.
Modern parenting is absolutely abominable. Few parents spend any time with their kids that they can avoid. They hire nannys or leave them alone the majority of time. They don't teach them manners - allowing them to scream and wail whenever they feel like it - a holdover from when they were babies and their parents never stopped them from crying. The youth never learn to ask for anything, they just demand it - I volunteer at my church on Sundays to run the sound system, and when a girl (12 I think) was to do a solo, she came up to the sound booth and said, and I quote "Microphone" - no explanation, simply a demand. They don't teach them hygene - I have yet to see anyone under 12 EVER cover their mouths when sneezing, and very few ever wash their hands, they always eat food with their dirty hands when in stores. I'm suprised we've waited this long for a plague to hit that age group frankly. Childern these days have no disclipline or shame. THey assume that everything will be handed to them on a golden plater, not to speak of their lack of ambition in schooling. Children these days are utterly disgusting for the simple reason that their parents refuse to discipline them or teach them right from wrong. |
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10-31-2008, 11:33 AM | #56 |
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You think our country(ies) is(are) in trouble now. Wait until these poorly parented kids grow up and take over. Thinking about that will keep you up at night...
My kids get proper discipline and respect the many corrective methods my wife and I employ. We don't have any tantrums or acting out like that from our kids. Why? Because that's not tolerated. And they do respect the counting, timeout and quiet time. If they don't, there are significant, consistent consequences. That's called good parenting. My biggest concern: my kids are highly outnumbered by kids like the ones you described. Lousy parents are everywhere. So sad, those kids are in for a crappy life thanks to them. And we'll all be paying for it, one way or another. |
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10-31-2008, 11:38 AM | #57 |
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You think our country(ies) is(are) in trouble now. Wait until these poorly parented kids grow up and take over. Thinking about that will keep you up at night...
My kids get proper discipline and respect the many corrective methods my wife and I employ. We don't have any tantrums or acting out like that from our kids. Why? Because that's not tolerated. And they do respect the counting, timeout and quiet time. If they don't, there are significant, consistent consequences. That's called good parenting. My biggest concern: my kids are highly outnumbered by kids like the ones you described. Lousy parents are everywhere. So sad, those kids are in for a crappy life thanks to them. And we'll all be paying for it, one way or another. |
10-31-2008, 11:45 AM | #58 |
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I was in a Target awhile back. Behind me at the checkout was a woman and her 2 kids. I guess the kids were 10 or 11. Both kids wanted a soda. The mom said they were going to get something to eat right after Target so she'd get them 1 soda and they could split it. They didn't freak out but they really bugged her about getting 2 sodas. Finally the mom says "well I guess I can't convince you to share one" and caves in. Now the kids weren't horrible but the mom's attitude was what bothered me. Convince them? Parents shouldn't have to convince their kids to listen to them. She doesn't even see herself as an authority figure so her children never will.
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10-31-2008, 01:56 PM | #59 |
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what are you going to do, negotiate with a screaming child? or better yet, argue with the child? maybe beat the child? all of those are clearly successful methods of dealing with a raving child. the best thing to do is to stay calm and not give them what they want, which is attention.
just because you don't see them doing something doesn't mean they are doing nothing. watching a parent fight back with the child is more embarrassing for the parent as far as I'm concerned, because if they are fighting with their child, they've already lost their authority. However....the point that I was making was that if a parent w/child walks into a public setting and starts some spectacle, they sure as hell better be prepared for stares, even comments/and or action by Management if need be, IF they choose to essentially sit back and do nothing. If you can't control your child leave him/her at home tied to a leash in the back yard. I'm not expecting you, *the parent* to begin negotiations, G8 summits or whatever else you wanna call it while shopping for underwear while little Jimmy rants and raves, because your right it won't work. That needs to be done beforehand. BUT, I do expect something. Haven't you also lost your authority if you do nothing, oblivious to the situation at hand, while continuing on with your merry way while your child unleashes hell? To let that racket continue on while you traipse throughout the store/public venue as if nothing is happening is rude and uncalled for. It needs to be dealt with. That is your *the parents* responsibility. I expect the parent to have enough decency to where they control the situation in *some* capacity. Ignoring the child while they continue on in *public* is not control. The parent at that point, IF they feel that there is nothing else they can do needs to stop whatever they are doing, leave the cart where it is and take the child out of the establishment plain and simple. I've also seen this nonsense happen in a movie theater as well to where someone actually brought a baby into to the theater. WTF is someone doing bringing a baby into a theater?!?! You've got to be kidding me. To make a long story short of course the baby starts to cry 3 minutes in and goes on for about 20 minutes straight before external measures were taken and had to escort the woman out. She actually had no issue/sense to what was happening and just continued to sit there while her baby cried. I realize that kids can be an absolute handful and sometimes solutions are not always apparent, but they are more times then not..... there. If people would implement that mindset and actually put it to good use we'd have a lot less of issues such as these. Last edited by Sysiss; 10-31-2008 at 03:10 PM.. |
10-31-2008, 02:58 PM | #60 |
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leave the cart where it is and take the child out of the establishment plain and simple.
it's sad but very true that you simply can not discipline your child anyway you wish. if you are caught spanking your child in public you can be subject to prosecution depending on how zealous the legal/judicial system is in your area. it's happened before and it will happen again. there is no shortage of overzealous people watching you interact with your children and determining for themselves what is best. like it or not, it's the reality inwhich parents have to live. if kids knew all they had to do was tell thier school counseler you hit them, guess what, your getting reported to child services and investigated. it doesn't matter than it could have been a prank, or a pissed kid looking for revenge. your left with serious consequences to deal with. the simple act of parenting is soo much more difficult now than it ever was when most of were kids. i got justice via the leather belt, mixing spoon, garden switch, or whatever else happened to be closest at the time. simply put, that would get you arrested today. ofcourse i did stupid stuff but i never behaved or saw many kids behave the way many do now. what many see as this terrible generation of intitlement is caused by our generation of parenting. you cna't necessarily blame thier woes all on them. they learned it from someone... NEVER assume that you know what is best for some one eles kid(s). best warning and advice i can give.
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