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Originally posted by Joeaksa
As should everyone's children. If we cannot do as good or better than our parents, and raise kids that have improved, then its a waste of time IMHO.
Our children are our future and it really saddens me to see parents turn their kids over to babysitters all the time so that they can chase the almighty buck. If you are going to have kids, thats a full time job for both parents but some sure do not realize it in this world...
JoeA
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Well, in defense of working mothers, our society today, it's pretty hard to live decently and raise kids on one income. The husband needs to go to undergrad and grad school to obtain a job that will afford him to decently support a family nowadays. We all know not everyone is capable of that, so... That shifted some time ago. Have you explored living costs on say, a mechanic's wage? Try to buy a simple house with the only criteria being a safe community on a mechanic's wage alone, not even considering decent schools....
So the choice they're faced with becomes: crime-ridden area, or mom working.
But I agree, it would be nice if our society setup could support what you describe, but it's not attainable at this time.
Past the financial aspect, yes, raising children is a full-time job. It disturbs me that our kids are so coddled anymore. In general, they're so spoiled. The most important thing is the latest XBox and what video game they're going to buy. The TV is the babysitter. Reading books and playing scrabble are things of the past (generally speaking). Discipline...what's that?
The food items we feed our kids. OMG. We're the spaghettios and McDonalds generation. Potato chips and soda galore. I personally think this has come "popular" because parents are too lazy to cook vegetables and actually sit down with their kids to eat them. Of course you don't have to do anything to encourage them to eat junk. It's nuts the garbage parents feed their kids nowadays! Again, this is generally speaking.
Sidenote: a tip for those who have young children, one way to foster independent thinking and hone decision-making skills is to have them make meal choices. This does not mean potato chips and broccoli. This means a choice between broccoli and carrots. Chicken or pork roast. etc.