05-20-2004, 03:44 PM
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comfortably numb...
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Location: upstate
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Originally posted by billege
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i have to agree with billege...
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I have seen a lot a strange parenting in my, admittedly young, 25 years. The idea that somehow we made it from cavemen without behavior pills for kids just boggles the mind.
I see kids in public, all the time, doing things I've been clobbered for. Not to have you belive I was a perfect little angel, but there were some things I did not do in public. If I tried, it wasn't going to happen long, because we'd leave; I'd get punished.
I hesitate to judge parents, because I'm not one yet. However, I still think about what I see, and I see a lot of indulgence, and I see a lot of kids who run thier parents.
I can only hope that when it's my turn to make parenting calls, I make good ones.
I'd prefer not to alter my kids brain activity because they won't listen to me. My assumption will be that I need to change my type of communication to achieve the behavior I'm looking for. I will not to assume the kid's brain needs meddling with.
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