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Originally Posted by Nikko's_human Everyone has the right to post their opinion whether they have children or not. That said, I think it is ridiculous to threaten to give someone a fat lip just because they point out that your child is disturbing them. Yeah, that's a valuable lesson to teach your child. When I was a kid, my mother would have smacked me if anyone had to point out that I was misbehaving. That was back when parents actually disciplined their kids. Now everything is about excuses. As a former school teacher, I can't tell you how many times I got questioned for punishing children who were causing disturbances in the classroom. I guess these were the same parents that threatened to give people fat lips when they were actually asked to do their job as parents and control their children when they were younger. And you wonder why society is the way that it is today with so much juvenile delinquency!! |
I completely agree with you. All my parents had to do was give me the eye and I would behave. They never hit me or grounded me, but I was afraid of them. Now kids are not afraid, parents are afraid of their kids. I agree that it's ridiculous that someone would get a fat lip for wanting to enjoy their peaceful evening or day eating or shopping when it's YOUR kid being disturbing. Just because people don't tell you that it's disruptive doesn't mean it isn't. If people are polite enough to not saying anything, you should be respectful enough to leave and deal with your own problem without making it everyone elses. I may not spend 24hours a day with my nephew but my sister does and I see how she disciplines him, especially in public. People are so busy making excuses for their kids behavior that they don't have time to discipline and control their kids. So it is up to society to step up and say something. You can't blame people for wanting to enjoy their time. You watch all of the shows about teens and young kids doing drugs, having sex and being violent, and they get sent to boot camp or juvi hall. Well I believe most of the time that can be prevented if the child understands his/her boundaries as a child. But if a parent is going to give everyone else a fat lip for their kids wrong doings, what else is that child going to learn other than blaming everyone else.
