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The Clause Family

posted 15 years ago by procrastinator2
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Totally unbelievable to me that a mother would allow her 8 yr. old daughter to continually slap her thru the face and just stand there trying to fend her off! How do you control such behavior by simply saying to the child, "you're going to lose lots of privileges for this, young lady?" Ridiculous! Totally ridiculous! That kid needed a good attitude adjustment and immediately, not at some point in the future when some type of privilege was taken away for a short time. I cannot fathom how a parent could be so spineless as to allow a little girl to attack her like that and do nothing about it! I occasionally watch this show, and the message I'm getting from watching these different families is that it's no wonder the world is in the shape it's in right now. The kids are controlling the parents instead of the other way around. Their behavior is atrocious, and what is worse, they carry out this same kind of behavior at their schools, homes of friends as well as in public places like theaters, malls, restaurants, grocery stores, etc. It's truly sad to see children being allowed to act this way. The parents don't seem to realize what a disservice they are doing to their children by allowing them to behave like little monsters.
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[–] amazon423 15 years ago

Then I and my co-workers have the fun of straightening them out as older teens and young adults so they can become productive members of the employment and the real world. It is no fun with these kids who are not taught simple manners of civilization that include choice of vocabulary, clothing, common courtesies, and persistance instead of giving up when they feel like it. They come in here not caring about their fellow students, their speech, mannerisms, make-up or clothes. They learn and graduate with GEDs, High School diplomas, and a trade. Usually they also have jobs.

[–] procrastinator2 15 years ago

I wonder how these kids will raise their own children. Will they allow them to behave the same way they did, or will they learn from their mistakes and the mistakes of their parents and do a better job of parenting. I certainly hope so.
Procrastination is something best put off until tomorrow!