http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/08/08....ap/index.html

"Penny Grossman cringes each time a student mentions a birthday party during class at her Boston, Massachusetts-area preschool. The rule there, and at a growing number of America's schools, is that parties and play-dates shouldn't be discussed unless every child in the room is invited."

 

Is there something wrong with my monitor, or is the Pink truck turning Red?

 

I weep for society.

 

Nope, it's turning red alright. There's still a little bit of pink on the roof though.

 

Kids aren't taught what the word no means, and, when they get to college and find themselves down on the depth chart a little bit on the football team, they go running back to mommy. (i.e. Harrison Beck)

 

I was the one never invited to parties. Oh well, less money spent on gifts and more saved for trucks...

Adrianspeeder

 

And where does this story originate? I'm telling you all, don't look to New England. There is barily room to stand there are so many soap boxes. They want our tax dollars to save us from guilt. The thing is us hard working folks don't feel the guilt cause we don't have time to shout from atop our soap box. We're too busy trying to support ourselves.

If you are for removing every sense of personal accountability, then go ahead, look to New England, cause you'll find a bunch of people just like you.

 

Where will it end?? Kids need to feel rejection now and then, that's life and we as parents are responsible for preparing our children for life.

 

Those kids are going to learn one day that life isn't fair sometimes. There will always be some disappointments throughout life. It's part of life kids get over it. There are going to be some screwed up kids later in life.

 

there already are...watch MTV's "Sweet 16", or Laguna Beach..I have seen it in my step daughter, her dad and stepbeyatch buy her everything she wants, and when we tell her no she throws a fit. She doesnt understand that she doesnt have to get everything she wants. At my house, she works for what she gets, and she doesnt get much because she doesnt have to work at her daddies to get what she wants.

 

I wanted this to be seen once again.


I do to.


What the hell are these kids gonna do when they get in the "real world" on their own?

 

We are such hypocrites in this country. Most people do not care enough for their kids to actually teach them right from wrong. We all want to be freinds. I was never "freinds" with my parents or teachers or any authority figure. I did however, have great respect for people in charge.

And I really don't understand why people have to micromanage their kids. If you see a child making a mistake, then correct it by all means. When I was growing up I knew exactly what to do, and what not to do. I had all kinds of freedoms at an early age, but stayed out of trouble. Telling kids every move to make is just asking for it. I didn't WANT my parents in every aspect of my life, and they didn't want to be. But you can be sure if I made an out of character mistake that my Dad was there to correct it, and he always had good advice. But at least they let me be myself.

What a bunch of crap here. I totally agree UC, we are raising a bunch of sissies. Sensitivity and tolerance will be the death of this country, you wait and see.

 

A guy I work with has said on many occassions, "Today's men are being raised by a bunch of "women"...and that is whats wrong with society today."

I think he may be onto something there.

 

I call it Communism for Emotions. All it produces is adults that can not cope with competition or rejection. You will end up with a bunch of passive, ineffective non competitive adults that an aggressive leader can manipulate.

 

Where I come from they are called liberals.

Where I come from it goes: "I'm Ned Lamont, and I approved this [coersive] message".

I guess people like it that way. It's becoming quite [much too] prevalent.