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milomorris:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on February 14, 2012, 11:25:53 pm ---We were not wealthy. Things like electronics and trips and cable TV and fancy gadgets were not part of my reality. And no, we didn't grow up to be thieves and criminals (BTW, that was extremely offensive to suggest that poor kids deprived of things grow up resentful and headed toward criminal lives.)
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You'll have to take that up with the social services professionals that define such children as "at risk." Income and access are two major contributing factors.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on February 14, 2012, 08:10:50 pm ---Again, how about poor kids? They don't even have a house that has a yard and they're just going to have to not exercise unless it's at school during PE. They still do have PE, don't they?
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Not everywhere. In Massachusetts, PE is (or at least was) mandated by the Commonwealth. Here in Pennsylvania, there is no such mandate. So schools can decide whether or not it fits their budget, or their curriculum. There are many schools here in Philadelphia that have no PE.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on February 14, 2012, 08:10:50 pm ---If the child isn't going to be professional soccer player or ballet dancer, why in the world do they need to start these classes at the age of 4? Keep them home. There's absolutely no reason to start them so young.
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Think of all the money taxpayers will save when we finally cut Head Start programs.
Kelda:
Well, Del, I'm hoping my parenting life is as easy as you make out.. I'll let you know how its going and you can give me some tips along the way... See you at 2am in the morning from June onwards! ;)
It seems like you see everything in black or white. No shades of yellow there - why is that?
I'd personally say though, that living with your sister and her daughter for 2 years, does not a parent you make.
There has been things that my sister has done in her parenting life - she has 3 girls (14,10 & 8) - which I think is ridiculous or bad or not *really* in their best interests, and there has been times I have said as much to her. Or when I have reprimanded the kids without asking her permission beforehand. However, most of the time I keep my mouth buttoned because at the end of the day I'm not yet a parent and not in her situation.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: Kelda on February 15, 2012, 05:54:00 am ---
I'd personally say though, that living with your sister and her daughter for 2 years, does not a parent you make.
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Right. Its like being a music critic. No matter how many operas the critic sees, he's still not a singer. He doesn't sing, and doesn't really know what its like to sing.
- Being the oldest of 3 boys, I had experience helping my folks raise my 2 younger brothers. Making their lunches, helping them get dressed in the morning, supervising chores around the house, etc.
- When I was in my teens, my aunt was a nurse who worked the night shift. I spent a summer baby-sitting my 2 first cousins one year. I changed diapers, I made formula, I put them down for the night, I gave them baths, etc.
- When I first sang an opera in Houston, I lived with my sister, and 3 of her 5 teenage children. I helped with homework, I threw friends out of the house who weren't allowed to be there after school (my favorite!!), did laundry, cooked meals, talked about relationships, took one of them with me to the gym and showed him how to develop a training regimen, etc.
That makes me a good brother, a good cousin, and a good uncle. It does not make me a parent. If anything, it showed me that I don't want to be a parent.
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