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all i can say is AMEN sista! just stumbled upon ...

2009-11-08T22:26:29.225-06:00

all i can say is AMEN sista!

just stumbled upon your blog but i love it!

agreed; it's a parent's perfect excuse.

2009-11-07T20:26:20.824-06:00

agreed; it's a parent's perfect excuse.

Hey I was thrilled meeting you yesterday. What fu...

2009-11-07T14:50:45.999-06:00

Hey I was thrilled meeting you yesterday. What fun I had. Thanks for all your kindness.
I am always willing to babysit just send your lil dear my way!!!! LOL
So cute!
Pop over and visit when you can.

Well, I told you what I think. I seriously wonder ...

2009-11-06T23:10:18.395-06:00

Well, I told you what I think. I seriously wonder if views on this subject vary based on where you are raised?

Think about this, that sweet old couple who we were talking to this afternoon. Should we have freaked out because they were talking to Ian and the three of us? Maybe we should start slugging all kindly strangers?

I agree that you need to teach your kids to be safe and common sense of course, but if a stranger simply says "How are you today?' to one of my kids, I darn well expect my kids to answer.

Okay, off my soapbox now.

I was raised to respect everyone and treat people ...

2009-11-06T21:57:26.656-06:00

I was raised to respect everyone and treat people the way I would want to be treated. I may not do that now but that's how I was raised. ;-) It seems like kids these days are little shits. RESPECT YOUR ELDERS!

After talking with fellow Mom and Blogger Nessa, I...

2009-11-06T20:48:50.001-06:00

After talking with fellow Mom and Blogger Nessa, I agree with her that all of the moms in this are from the North and manners/respect are more important here in the south.

Saying respect has gone out of fashion simply soun...

2009-11-06T20:46:42.029-06:00

Saying respect has gone out of fashion simply sounds better than saying, "I'm a lazy parent." I totally agree with you. MN is particularly bad with parents not teaching their children respect, and it just kills me to see how children behave nowadays and how their parents defend it!

Edit* raised in a family where the children are ta...

2009-11-06T14:36:19.038-06:00

Edit* raised in a family where the children are taught to respect their elders....whoops!

I most definitely agree with you, the idea of resp...

2009-11-06T14:34:23.579-06:00

I most definitely agree with you, the idea of respect being out of fashion is a big WTF?!? for me. I mean, seriously? No, I was raised in a family where the elders are taught respect. Do I always follow this? No, my grandmama and I have tiffs and I "sass" her, but only when I feel strongly about something (as in her bugging the shit out of me to get G something to eat just because I grabbed an apple or what not when he doesn't want anything). Children need to be taught to respect people, other children and adults alike, and it starts by teaching them that they can stand up for themselves if they are in danger or are being treated meanly, but otherwise you can't go around telling the world to back the f up, they're in your personal space. Teach them to step back a bit, but, to actually sass an adult just trying to talk to you? Hells to the no.

God, this makes me wary of having kids....so many issues to deal with! Ian is going to be raised right, thank God.