this article in the new york times sums up some of my feelings on how society deals with kids and responsibility toward them. When i was a kid, and this is like 15 years ago (damn, that makes me feel old), if i was crying in a restaurant or a coffee shop i would immediately get beaten my parents would do the responsible thing and try to quiet me down, because when you go out to a public place, you’re not in your home, you can’t do whatever you want. You have to respect the people around you, having a child does not make you special and exempt from rules. I don’t like how these parents say that “oh, you don’t have kids, you don’t know what it’s like” so it’s ok for their kids to run rampant in a store and disrupt anyone, cause “that’s what kids do.” bullshit, if I did that i got in trouble, and my parents don’t like kids crying and making a racket when they’re out any more than I do. Sure, if it’s just a kid crying for a minute and they quiet him down after a bit, that’s ok. But the examples in that article are ridiculous - kids lying on the floor blocking the line, screaming and climbing on poles and running into display cases? what the hell is that? take some responsibility over your children. kids do not make you special. they make you a parent who is responsible for another persons life, and that includes teaching them right from wrong, restraint, all that good stuff. Like what movies they can watch, what video games they can play, the fact that there are consequences to breaking rules, life in general. You chose to have kids, now raise them. I know that having a job and having kids is tough, but you made the decision to do it, you have to deal with the responsibliity. maybe the problem is they forgot that lesson that their parents taught them and now they’re passing it on to their kids, or rather failing to do so.
our society excells at shirking responsibility and it’s a bunch of crap. i do it too sometimes, but i think that for the most part when i do i fell bad about it and do the right thing. it’s not acceptable to just blame the other guy because it’s easier and the opportunity presents itself. I dont know if it’s just american culture that does it, or if it’s a growing trend everywhere, but it’s pretty lame.
I sure could use a vacation from this
Bullshit three ring circus sideshow of
Freaks
I still like kids though, and you should give child’s play some games for them.
