I absolutely 100% understand where you are coming from! This might sound awful but I thought after I had kids I would like other peoples kids more and I can emphatically say that I don't! I have a friend who I love dearly but everytime she comes over she has her very active 3 year old with her who chases Louis and Paris until they are so annoyed they are looking for any hole to crawl in! And let me just add to what I said above: I would never suggest to anyone (good kids or not) to buy a yorkie for their child! They are not webkins and they take a ton of work that even the most consciencious child could not handle. It is a big decision and it happened to work for us because I spent and continue to spend a ton of time training the kids as well as the dogs an know the full responsibility rests on me! It is not something I would ever encourage someone to do in fact I would discourage them from doing it if anything! I know what you are talking about with the "me, me, me" generation and I can tell you that as a parent it is my number 1 priority that my kids see others first before they ever look to their own needs. We are not perfect parents by any means but it is a daily goal we strive towards as a family and will continue to work towards until they leave our house at 18! Just wanted to clear up that it wouldn't be a scenerio I would ever suggest to someone else...if they feel they can handle it they will be coming up with the idea all on their own with no encouragement from me! You are right to worry and those of us who have done it successfully in this thread are definitely in the minority! Have a great night!! :-) |