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Re: Man Slaps Child in Walmart

Mother_of_5 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:48:17 -0000

corvettekaren......Thanks for your wonderful thoughts...another, sane "normal" parent....

Re: Man Slaps Child in Walmart

Mother_of_5 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:44:22 -0000

Mother of 2, finally another post of a rationale parent! Need more of them around the country like you! If your like me, you find the best time possible to go out and about with your kids, after naps, etc. If where lucky, leave em at home for a nice mental health break! Everybody needs a get away time...but I find that when I go out to get some air, I run into yelling, screaming, fussing kids, older ones too. And their parents...totally, totally ignorant to what is going on! Can't you see your childs ugly behavior wearing on peoples nerves? lol Im a happy mother, love my kids, wanted my kids, I drive home, so happy they are mine...cause I just experienced some of the worse behaved "parents", I have ever seen! Come on Mom and Dad....set some basic ground rules, it starts before they walk....trust me, it makes the teen years a heck of alot easier!

Re: Man Slaps Child in Walmart

Mother_of_5 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:32:23 -0000

To respond to the few people whom feel im a drill sargent parent!, SSA.....In reference to what I said, and you responded to...."My children know thier place". Dont take it and run with it..... My children respect my husband and myself. We provide what alot of parents are scared too. Firm, clear, expectations. No games. We dont beat our kids, put them down, nothing even close to that. Our children take pride in their behavior, its not hard to find a family out and about with screaming unruly kids....go to Wal-Mart! lol When children themselves can recognize ill mannered kids, what does that say about the parents? To another person that responded to what I said....Your right in that all children are not created equal, what works for one child may or may not work for another. Each family is different. Not one single child of mine is the same, all requires different forms of parenting. And that is what I am, their parent, their role model! That man in Wal-Mart, he was certainly out of line. I will be clear about that. However, as a mother, if I had taken my two year old child to the store. I'd be sure she was well rested, fed, and knowing her personality do whatever I need to do to make sure "we" are not a disruption to fellow shoppers. Its the right thing to do. If my toddler becomes fussy, or disruptive, I as her mother would have to make some sarafices, and take care of my child. IE, fix the issue thats the problem, leave the area, apologize...whatever. But ignoring her only makes the child more angry, loud annoying, and the shoppers stand around annoyed and irritated, not to mention thinking thoughts of what a bad parent I am! lol Im not a self proclaimed mother of the year, but find it so sad how we as a socieity view our kids as our friends, no as our children, WE must raise them to care, and respect one another, and sometimes that means saying NO! And meaning it, not No, until you fall on the floor, cry, kick and throw something. NO, means just that NO!

Re: Man Slaps Child in Walmart

Mother_of_5 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:39:56 -0000

Parents don't have control of their kids anymore.....clearly. I have 5 small children, and set clear rules and guidelines before they could walk. I can take them anywhere...... Something to be said when my 4 year old child can see an 8 year old child out of line....where the parent no longer has control....parents today are lazy, wanna be your childs friend, not the parent. Country is in a sad state.....where children no longer are that, they run the home. NOT my house, Im still the parent, and my children know thier place.