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You are quite simply a genius!!
I certainly dont deem myself to be a perfect parent, made mistakes like everyone else, and had good days too. However I now have a fantastic relationship with the adults that my kids have become, so clearly I didnt do too bad.
Kids who cant behave bug me too, but I dont tut, shake head, make faces etc as I generally dont know the family history. I certainly wouldnt shop elsewhere on the premise of avoiding badly behaved kids, the worst behaved child I have ever met was the son of a certain ambassador when I was in Lebanon, and they most certainly werent short of a few sheckels.
Having done stuff in schools TS, I appreciate that its not an easy job, I know that teachers and teaching assistants have far less disciplinary powers than they used to, but the last Mrs Leponge's dad was a teacher, and he says the same about when he was teaching. I dont believe todays kids are better or worse behaved overall than when we were younger and the generations before us. I was a shocker as a kid, unteachable, and generally just didnt go. Equally there were the kids who were in school early, ready to learn and wanting to learn. Then you had the ones in the middle. I doubt thats changed much really, what has changed though is our acceptance of what is socially acceptable and what isnt.
The boundary creeps further forward with each generation. As we accept hearing the "f" word on television, it no longer shocks us. In the not too distant future the other, worse word will be used on mainstream tv, with the regularity of the "f" word today.
You are quite simply a genius!!
I certainly dont deem myself to be a perfect parent, made mistakes like everyone else, and had good days too. However I now have a fantastic relationship with the adults that my kids have become, so clearly I didnt do too bad.
Kids who cant behave bug me too, but I dont tut, shake head, make faces etc as I generally dont know the family history. I certainly wouldnt shop elsewhere on the premise of avoiding badly behaved kids, the worst behaved child I have ever met was the son of a certain ambassador when I was in Lebanon, and they most certainly werent short of a few sheckels.
Having done stuff in schools TS, I appreciate that its not an easy job, I know that teachers and teaching assistants have far less disciplinary powers than they used to, but the last Mrs Leponge's dad was a teacher, and he says the same about when he was teaching. I dont believe todays kids are better or worse behaved overall than when we were younger and the generations before us. I was a shocker as a kid, unteachable, and generally just didnt go. Equally there were the kids who were in school early, ready to learn and wanting to learn. Then you had the ones in the middle. I doubt thats changed much really, what has changed though is our acceptance of what is socially acceptable and what isnt.
The boundary creeps further forward with each generation. As we accept hearing the "f" word on television, it no longer shocks us. In the not too distant future the other, worse word will be used on mainstream tv, with the regularity of the "f" word today.
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