Yes: I wonder. Because my sister and I were raised Catholic (along with a slew of other siblings - because - we were Catholic) and her kids were not raised with any religion whatsoever. The daughter is doing well, though. The son, not so much. Maybe he could have used the morality and spiritual toughness needed in life so he wouldn't be so paralyzed.
Yes: I wonder. Because my sister and I were raised Catholic (along with a slew of other siblings - because - we were Catholic) and her kids were not raised with any religion whatsoever. The daughter is doing well, though. The son, not so much. Maybe he could have used the morality and spiritual toughness needed in life so he wouldn't be so paralyzed.
Most people are aware that something has happened to the young males in our society. It has been bantered about for many years now.
I raised three daughters and two stepchildren. When they turned 16, they had to get a job. It was mandatory. I explained that they had to learn discipline, to be on time, to deal with bosses and coworkers. Two worked at a grocery store, the others restaurants or as beach attendants. They all loved their jobs, made many friends and had positive experiences. To this day, all have an incredible work ethic.
We helped with college, but they had to earn their own spending money for the year because with five kids in school, they needed to help and take some responsibility for their education. Four out of five graduated and the one who didn’t is doing well in tech—self-taught.
They all played sports—where they learned self-discipline, teamwork, etc. They sailed, played soccer, golfed, played tennis. We are not wealthy, but we prioritized and made mandatory different disciplines and experiences.
We are really proud of all of them—they are out in the world as a teacher, an event planner for a major sports network, a nurse, and two in tech. My POINT here is not to pat myself on the back but to show you THIS ALL STARTS AT HOME.
Well done! You should pat yourself on the back. This is truly the biggest gift to yourself, your children and society, to raise children in this way. It's sad that some people are just not equipped any more to do this, and I will venture to say most of them are left-leaning. It seems to be the political camp for the victim-minded. I figured this out only in the past few years, that the conservatives I grew up with were all doing so well, while the lefties struggled. Surely there is a common denominator.
Scarcity? We had a ski house in New Hampshire, traveled to many exciting places. They wanted for nothing in life. But yeah, they had actual CHORES, and learned responsibility by having small jobs at a formative age in life. They are all happy, healthy adults. I’d love to write a book about the lazy, entitled kids I see today.
Scarcity in that they had to partially earn their own way as they matured. Maturation comes from overcoming challenges, not from being handed everything.
You are so right. I believe that men are pretty simple creatures, for the most part. Yes, I'm a woman. Just as in Genesis of the Holy Bible, we see that meen tend to want to please the ladies. I believe we've bitten the apple. Somehow, we (or many) embraced feminism, then it became toxic. We took God given roles from men- they don't know what to do, it appears, if they don't have the light God provides- direction, regardless of what people try to force on us.
Then, so many families having to work- with parents, sometimes 2 jobs each- who raises the kids?
We all know single parent households do not give kids enough of the exposure of either role.
Not to worry, the globie tell us- we won't be men or women!
Yes: I wonder. Because my sister and I were raised Catholic (along with a slew of other siblings - because - we were Catholic) and her kids were not raised with any religion whatsoever. The daughter is doing well, though. The son, not so much. Maybe he could have used the morality and spiritual toughness needed in life so he wouldn't be so paralyzed.
Most people are aware that something has happened to the young males in our society. It has been bantered about for many years now.
I raised three daughters and two stepchildren. When they turned 16, they had to get a job. It was mandatory. I explained that they had to learn discipline, to be on time, to deal with bosses and coworkers. Two worked at a grocery store, the others restaurants or as beach attendants. They all loved their jobs, made many friends and had positive experiences. To this day, all have an incredible work ethic.
We helped with college, but they had to earn their own spending money for the year because with five kids in school, they needed to help and take some responsibility for their education. Four out of five graduated and the one who didn’t is doing well in tech—self-taught.
They all played sports—where they learned self-discipline, teamwork, etc. They sailed, played soccer, golfed, played tennis. We are not wealthy, but we prioritized and made mandatory different disciplines and experiences.
We are really proud of all of them—they are out in the world as a teacher, an event planner for a major sports network, a nurse, and two in tech. My POINT here is not to pat myself on the back but to show you THIS ALL STARTS AT HOME.
Well done! You should pat yourself on the back. This is truly the biggest gift to yourself, your children and society, to raise children in this way. It's sad that some people are just not equipped any more to do this, and I will venture to say most of them are left-leaning. It seems to be the political camp for the victim-minded. I figured this out only in the past few years, that the conservatives I grew up with were all doing so well, while the lefties struggled. Surely there is a common denominator.
You taught them the rules of scarcity and how to react to the word,”No”. A really good job of parenting, you should write a book.
Scarcity? We had a ski house in New Hampshire, traveled to many exciting places. They wanted for nothing in life. But yeah, they had actual CHORES, and learned responsibility by having small jobs at a formative age in life. They are all happy, healthy adults. I’d love to write a book about the lazy, entitled kids I see today.
Scarcity in that they had to partially earn their own way as they matured. Maturation comes from overcoming challenges, not from being handed everything.
You are so right. I believe that men are pretty simple creatures, for the most part. Yes, I'm a woman. Just as in Genesis of the Holy Bible, we see that meen tend to want to please the ladies. I believe we've bitten the apple. Somehow, we (or many) embraced feminism, then it became toxic. We took God given roles from men- they don't know what to do, it appears, if they don't have the light God provides- direction, regardless of what people try to force on us.
Then, so many families having to work- with parents, sometimes 2 jobs each- who raises the kids?
We all know single parent households do not give kids enough of the exposure of either role.
Not to worry, the globie tell us- we won't be men or women!