Posted on 08/09/2016 6:12:30 AM PDT by mainestategop
Disagree with some points in this article.
The kids who became hippies did have an easy childhood and didn’t appreciate it. But they had harsh, jealous parents which put a wedge between their generations. Openness about sensuality is natural. Spend time with a three year old. But the parents of the 60s kids were harsh and anti-sensual. Think of JFK. He loved sex with numbers of beautiful women, but they would tell you his was attack and be done sex. He didn’t please them or enjoy “lovemaking,” he wanted conquest. The parents saw openness in hair and dress and attitude to be “bad.” This polarized the 60s kids and the Vietnam War did the rest. Sadly, the media followed this generation and they believed they could do no wrong. They followed the smell of burning cannabis right into the socialism lure.
Tiger parents also see their children as their possessions. It’s not love. It’s more akin to dog training.
Children need love, acceptance as they are, AND challenges to be successful and good moral people.
Oh, and LEARNING DISABILITIES EXIST. Sheesh.
In my opinion “successful” is merely a word for well-adjusted and satisfied with life. Under that definition even slackers can be successful as long as they are no burden on others.
I had huge potential as a child. Gifted programs, young writers’ conferences, etc. I was great in art, drama, writing and even science. I could have been anything from a writer to an anthropologist to a doctor. Just couldn’t see the point of being driven though. Why be a stressed out wreck just to meet some arbitrary standard of greatness? My parents were pretty frustrated with me, but since I was a girl they ultimately just shrugged their shoulders about it. I think deep down their primary goal for me was “trophy wife” anyway, lol.
As it turned out, I went into graphic design, had some success with that for a while and now am a stay at home mom...that is plenty challenging for me and of course endlessly satisfying!!!
It took less than that for me to threaten to throw out the Playstation.
My kids got their first game console (PS2) because my parents bought it for them. It could have been worse, I suppose - it could have been a puppy.
I never took it away, but we’ve always had fairly strict limits - 1/2 hour per day, only on non-school days and Fridays. If they got behind on their schoolwork or misbehaved in a serious way, they lost their PS time.
Well dear boy I hope you repented for lying when you said that prayer because ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN ACCOUNT that was not what happened.
And I hope you drank lots of water after this encounter (if it even happened) because the conclusions you jumped too had to leave you dehydrated.
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