It is a collective responsibility. But the problem is that a lot of parents have come to see their children as personal possessions. Possessions that others need to leave alone.
I remember as a kid that adults of any sort could correct you. You didn't talk back either. If you did and your parent(s) found out, you got it good when you made it home. Bad behavior was rewarded with punishment of some sort. And it could be dished out by any well meaning adult.
Nowadays, God forbid you correct another's child if they are behaving badly.
I know that's so screwed up. The entitlement is crazy. I'll never understand that kind of parenting. I remember my boy being told off by a teacher in front of me for drawing a stick figure in pencil on the desk which he then rubbed out with his finger. No big deal. I told him to apologise to her (this was in front of me) and afterwards said look I know it wasn't a big deal and I'm not mad, and it was kinda stupid for her to get upset but it's important to respect other people and if it was important to her it should be to you. You don't know what she's going through.
Yeah, this is true, and I agree with it in many ways, since many parents are terrible parents and I don't want their views and behaviours applied to my daughter.
It is a collective responsibility. But the problem is that a lot of parents have come to see their children as personal possessions. Possessions that others need to leave alone.
I remember as a kid that adults of any sort could correct you. You didn't talk back either. If you did and your parent(s) found out, you got it good when you made it home. Bad behavior was rewarded with punishment of some sort. And it could be dished out by any well meaning adult.
Nowadays, God forbid you correct another's child if they are behaving badly.
I know that's so screwed up. The entitlement is crazy. I'll never understand that kind of parenting. I remember my boy being told off by a teacher in front of me for drawing a stick figure in pencil on the desk which he then rubbed out with his finger. No big deal. I told him to apologise to her (this was in front of me) and afterwards said look I know it wasn't a big deal and I'm not mad, and it was kinda stupid for her to get upset but it's important to respect other people and if it was important to her it should be to you. You don't know what she's going through.
Anyway, what a bitch, let's move on 🤣🤣
Yeah, this is true, and I agree with it in many ways, since many parents are terrible parents and I don't want their views and behaviours applied to my daughter.
It takes a village - but all the villages have been destroyed.
Yes very true. Not everywhere though and there's also some beautiful kids around.