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Originally Posted by LittlePaws  In defence of children that age let me say this..
If a child has no respect for people, talks or acts in a rude manner it is the parents fault. If a child pushes a poor helpless little puppy off a couch I blame the parents for not teaching the child respect or compassion. A child acts on what is has been taught all of it's life.
I have 5 kids ages 13-11-10-6-4 They say yes Ma'am they answer the phone with. One of two greetings the 3 older kids are, This is the @@@@@ residence. ______ Speaking, how can I help you? The two younger, _____ speaking one moment I'll get my Mommy.
They are gentle and kind. They hold our tiny girls gently and watch out for them. My 4yo baby holds our 4lb yorkie and croons to her, your my pretty girl.
It would break my heart if they were ever unkind to something so helpless as an animal of any kind let alone a tiny yorkie. I would have failed in a huge way. |
My youngest is 12 going on 13 soon. He can be cocky at times but he'd never hurt Roxie. He loves her so much. I agree with you that it's what they're taught which is just sad for some kids out there. Thank goodness all 4 of my kids have such a love for animals. They always want to keep every stray they see.
I also do have another nephew that wasn't always nice to animals and is grown now. He's still a mess, always in trouble and treats people nice only if he's going to get something out of it. My brother did all he could to try to change him but his ex (the mother of my nephew) is a real piece of work.