Saturday, February 19, 2005
(This reminds me that although I'm just
starting to empathize more with
D. Blue about "not letting complainers get to you,"
he's been dealing with this issue
for years. . .)
If parents cannot show responsibility or respect for teachers, what kind of example does that set? Kids should learn that it's okay to question authority and make a stand agains true injustice (where would we be without civil disobedience?), but they shouldn't be misled to believe that they can always blame someone else for their problems, and that yelling, threatening, and whining will give them power.
And parents should definitely stop kissing their kids asses, giving them the false impression that they are the center of the universe and will always get their way--because if kids carry these misconceptions into adulthood with them. . .I don't know. . .will they eventually get an ugly awakening, or will these squeaky wheels keep getting the grease?
Does complaning and whining impart power, in this day and age?
I'd sure like to know D. Blue's secret to dealing with these folks. I suspect it involves copious volumes of beer.
