July 20, 2012

  • Another parenting rant..

     Okay, so this has been a hot button topic among parents and non-parents so instead of going off on every single post I'm gonna post my two cents here..Why is it that this: http://bossip.com/345725/smh-florida-mother-makes-son-stand-on-the-corner-holding-up-a-sign-saying-he-has-bad-grades/ is seen as okay but when a teacher does it..like this: http://news.yahoo.com/teacher-fired-making-students-wear-doggie-cone-shame-165800954.html gets people up in arms not to mention the bullying thats constantly in the media...

     

    Seriously, the whole parents making their kids wear signs showcasing what they've done wrong makes me sick and you are no better then the bully at the school. I don't care if you are a parent, if you gave birth to kid or whatever you may say you can punish your child without putting it out there for the world to see. Whatever happened to the good old days when punishments weren't made public and people kept their dirty laundry to themselves vs posting it all over the place and allowing kids to stand outside with signs saying 'I lied' or 'I steal' or 'I failed Math'..really? You wanna stop the bullying in schools start at the root of the problem..at home! If Mom and Dad are forcing kids to stand outside with signs and basically being bullies themselves..of course the cycle will continue in the school. Have we all just lost our minds? This type of stuff would never happen in the 80s..Again, I ask whatever happened to quietly punishing your children? If you don't want people telling you that you are a bad parent then don't go putting your parenting style out there..and punishments out in the open. We at least respect our daughters enough to NOT punish them in public..if one of them acts out in public punish will happen..once we're in the car or at home. We aren't going put our poop out for everyone to see and smell.

     

    Now, I ask..what are you teaching your children with these types of punishment..To me, I see it as very likely that the punished child will see it as okay to call people out and may eventually do something like this: cheatinghusbandsign

     

    Now, unless you want to teach your kids that its okay to call someone out in public..okay, go right on ahead..but part of the problem in general right now is people basically airing out their laundry in public and thinking its okay..Its not okay..Yes, life sucks, its unfair at times, people make bad choices(even adults) but is it really okay and acceptable to do stuff like this now? Have we really lost our class and human compassion that much to where the second someone does something wrong that we feel the need to call them out either in sign form..Maybe I should make a sign saying my husband has bad aim with the toliet :) Seriously, it seems like the 'in' thing to do and I find it as unfair that I end up cleaning up his mess when he misses..So, why not?

     

    Okay, thats my ranting..now, you should go off and make a sign too about something thats unfair!