Just watched a 15 year old girl get off the bus in my neighborhood turn around and flash not only me but all the kids that got off with her as well.....on a side note Adelyn will be home schooled.....
Thank you and goodnight
I am still not over this for several reasons. For starters because it made me feel old cause I wanted to yell at her. But does she not have any respect for herself??? Or better yet has she not been taught to have better respect for herself. This girl obviously was well taken care of, was not looking for a quick buck on the street corner, and definitely was not ashamed of what she DID NOT have. I just don't understand. The thought to flash people never would have crossed my mind at 15 years old.
Now I know that the clothes that are worn these days has gotten a little....smaller, shorter, and definitely more revealing but that doesn't bother me as much as the sense of entitlement that seems to be happening. For example: Do you know that there is no dodgeball in school anymore? Why you ask...because we don't want to leave any kids out or allow them to be picked last. I totally understand this as I was never picked first but I also wasn't picked last. In community sports, many have now reverted to having no score in the games or better yet both teams are winners. Again I understand what the intention were but like I always say no one every thought about the LONG TERM repercussions. We now have kids coming out of high school thinking that they should get that six figure job because they went to school, got the degree, and now want to work, play, and be merry.
I never had to walk to school in the snow uphill barefoot for 10 miles. But I was taught that you work for what you want, don't take no for an answer and in the end it will all pay off. I was never asked to be something I wasn't. I truly believe this is why I knew who I was and what I wanted to be at a younger age then most. I had my set backs but always had my family to pick me back up, dust me off and wipe my tears.
I want nothing more than for my children to enjoy their childhood to the fullest. BUT life lessons are to be learned the not fun way, HARD sometimes. That includes things are not always fair, you don't get something just because you want it, and of course the ever popular, not everyone is a winner. I want my children to be successful but I want them to feel that they have accomplished something as well. It is a fine line I know but we as parents have a several jobs to do and one that I feel is so important is to teach our children to not shy away from hard work. This world, as we all know, has become a bit self absorbed or even just down right selfish. Let's make the next generation a little bit better by instilling the basic morals and values that our parents taught us. Just an idea....
I never had to walk to school in the snow uphill barefoot for 10 miles. But I was taught that you work for what you want, don't take no for an answer and in the end it will all pay off. I was never asked to be something I wasn't. I truly believe this is why I knew who I was and what I wanted to be at a younger age then most. I had my set backs but always had my family to pick me back up, dust me off and wipe my tears.
I want nothing more than for my children to enjoy their childhood to the fullest. BUT life lessons are to be learned the not fun way, HARD sometimes. That includes things are not always fair, you don't get something just because you want it, and of course the ever popular, not everyone is a winner. I want my children to be successful but I want them to feel that they have accomplished something as well. It is a fine line I know but we as parents have a several jobs to do and one that I feel is so important is to teach our children to not shy away from hard work. This world, as we all know, has become a bit self absorbed or even just down right selfish. Let's make the next generation a little bit better by instilling the basic morals and values that our parents taught us. Just an idea....
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