tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753966905311105194.post6470524052585343454..comments2023-07-27T04:48:58.724-06:00Comments on A Suburban Princess Speaks: One Thing That Gets My GoatKorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05632044893399164839noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753966905311105194.post-20955639014940782982009-11-10T05:24:35.329-07:002009-11-10T05:24:35.329-07:00I agree with you..kids NEED to know how to functio...I agree with you..kids NEED to know how to function in life besides the fun stuff. I was a single Mom of 2 boys and I always said that we all lived in the house, so we all needed to take care of it. They did laundry, cooked meals, cleaned their rooms, mowed grass, planted flowers, just whatever was needed to be done. Now as adults, they both can keep a great house, my youngest is a fabulous cook, my oldest lives alone and keeps a very clean apt..they are responsible adults. If you dont teach your kids responsibilities, who will?? When my youngest went to college, he had to teach his friends how to do laundry!! When my oldest got his first place and had roommates, he had to explain to them about taking out the trash and doing dishes...so dont ever apologize about giving your children instruction on how to make it in this world...they need to know all that we can teach them and that includes cleaning, cooking, auto repairs, mowing...etc!!Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328589144938801360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753966905311105194.post-69318905399042153972009-11-09T21:03:36.774-07:002009-11-09T21:03:36.774-07:00I am SO with you on this. When I saw that my kids ...I am SO with you on this. When I saw that my kids were old enough to pull ALL their toys out and scatter them about I knew they were old enough to drag them all back to the playroom and put them away. Not slavery just teaching responsibility and I totally agree that your friend is doing a HUGE disservice to her daughters, who, let's face it, as women, we are the keeper of the homes, the husbands, the children, the appts., the everything and delegating responsibility is not only wise it's needed. We're not slaves either! I went on strike once and that sure got everyone's attention! As it turned out, teaching my children responsibility from a very young age came back to our family in a million and one ways when I was diagnosed with cancer. No one could believe that my 4 children had it together and knew exactly how to run the house and it made them feel good about something when everything in their world, at that time, seemed to be crumbling.. It was a horrible, horrible position for them to have to be in but they did it, I couldn't be prouder and I will be eternally grateful to all of them..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6753966905311105194.post-61581393783910815062009-11-09T18:38:45.784-07:002009-11-09T18:38:45.784-07:00Yeah, that gets my goat too. I am trying so hard ...Yeah, that gets my goat too. I am trying so hard not to judge other parents I see, because I don't want it coming back to bite me, if you know what I mean. But I saw a little boy - probably about four - at the hotel restaurant this last weekend eating breakfast in his footed pjs and snow boots. He had eggs, french fries, and coke for breakfast. Aside from his food choices, his manners were lacking and he was just a bit disrespectful to the staff and to his folks. It left me realizing that I better work hard so I don't ruin my own child, teaching him instead to have manners and responsibility, not to mention a desire for actual breakfast food.Inklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775312085301951675noreply@blogger.com