Chlidren

I just have to rant and rave today. I'm so angry and so hurt by the way these parents treat their children it makes me sick.

First of all children are miracles and gifts from God, I believe it is HORRIBLE to ever wish you could give your child back or leave them in the dumpster. I will never believe people when they say "oh it's a joke" because they DO say it for a reason. Yes children can be frustrating, but to wish you could give them back?! People are out there struggling to get pregnant and paying thousands of dollars to have a small sliver of hope of being able to bear their own child and don't...If you have a child, you should feel honored and blessed regardless of how frustrating they can be. As a mother I would hate myself for even thinking of giving my sweet little girl away.

Parents must not think their children have feelings...or even feelings of embarrassment. Disiplining you child should be done ,yes, but when you cuss at them and spank them in public, that's just wrong. I heard a parent screaming F* you to their child outside of Rite Aid today. People have no patience with their children. It really upsets me to see an angry parent tell their child how worthless they are and again wish they were just given back and out of their lives. I could only imagine what these poor kids are feeling. Don't tell me they don't understand what you mean! Children are smart, they learn at a VERY young age.

Another thing that bothers me is when parents sit there don't disipline their child. They need to show the authority and do something about it, not just sit back and let it happen. Like today at work, a toddler was messing with a plant and one of the teachers asked the little girl to stop throwing the dirt out of the plant and onto the floor. THE MOTHER just sat there and continued to let her do it, even after someone already asked them nicely to stop. The mother told her a few times to stop, but never got up and took her away from it. On top of that, she left the dirt all over the floor for someone else to clean up. NO, toddlers may not understand the word no, or just not understand that they are doing something wrong to begin with, but that's why the parent needs to GET UP and show them that NO means stopping what you're doing and NOT going back to it. Not just letting them do it over and over again, while you continue to say no. You teach by example people, not by words. EVER heard of practice what you preach? Kids have every right to explore their surroundings, touch things, carry things ect..but it's the parents job to teach them how to do those things. Even if it takes months of tiresome repetition, children will only learn by example.

UGH I'm so irritated. I'm sorry if this offends anyone. Everyone is intitled to raise their children as they wish. It just breaks my heart to see how some parents choose to raise their children.