May God Bless Us All.
I am expressing opinions of not only myself, but those who I've discussed the following with.
Your'e out to dinner, and across from you is someone, who not only chews with his/her mouth open, but talks with it as well. Weren't they taught as a child, that it's not only socially unacceptable, but it's discusting as well.
You try to pass it off as: If both parents didn't have to work, they wouldn't now act that way. Then of course there's the fits and bad manners that children have today. Again, do we accept that because both parents had to work to make ends meet? Think about it.....
It's really sad that both parents have to be gainfully employed to be able to exist. I'm talking exist; with no, or minimum fringe benefits. Like going out to dinner, or even having a vacation.
Think back when we were children, most men worked, and your mother stayed home. There were fewer problems in those days. Why? Because your mother was home when you were.
I'm not saying there weren't children who got in to trouble, but because a parent was home, it was kept to a minimum.
Were there drugs, and underage drinking? I have to say I'd be lying, if I said there wasn't. But again, beause the parents had the time to give their children, love and attention, it was kept to a bare minimum. Children knew it was wrong, and they seldom, if ever, betrayed their parents trust. You hardly heard much about those kind of problems.
How about single parents? I remember, when you fooled around, and your partner became pregnant, you married. That is in most cases. If they didn't it was a stigma, maybe not warranted, but none the less, it was unacceptable.
In todays world, it is accepted. There's even Child Care in some schools. What kind of message does that send? It's OK to have children with basically no responsibility? It's alright to fool around, because raising a child as a teenage single parent is accepted. Read the statistics for single teenage pregnancies, it's horrifying.
Who pays for this, first the parents, who have to accept a responsibility, they don't need, or deserve. Then there's you and I who pay for it through our taxes.
Finally, the time comes, when they enter the working world. The kids today have no sense of responsibility. They don't want to work. They have the aditude: The world owes them a living. Life's a joke, and they can just sort of float through. No cares, no reponsibility..... Ask anybody, any employer, and they'll agree. I know, I've asked.
Now, I'm not accusing all of todays working world. There are those who are responsible, and hard working. What I am saying; they are few and far between. If you get some that are dilligent and reliable, count your blessings.
I know that this column is controversial, but it was written to let you know, there's frustration, and anger. As to the way it was, and where we seem to be headed.
We want our families back! We want to be able to give quality time to our children. Like it was for us, and our parents. Heck, look how we turned out. Don't get me wrong, we're not perfect, but our parents did the best with what they had. In my humble opinion, I think they did a hell of a job, don't you?
Am I upset with what's going on? You bet I am. Will things get better? We all hope so. Until that day:
May God Bless Us All.
By
Bruce Reechaard
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