Who would have thought that this would be a problem?
Not me when I was teaching them "please" "thank you" and "excuse me." Not me when I was teaching them to show respect for other people's feelings.
But guess what?
All these attributes that I tried so hard to instill in my children are being thrown back in their faces by asschildren. Malicious, manipulative asschildren.
Now. Before everyone gets up in arms about my terminology, I will qualify it by stating that asschildren aren't born. They're made. By negligent and selfish parents. These children LITERALLY don't know any better since they're were raised by horrible excuses for human beings who should never have procreated.
What in the HELL is wrong with kids today? Where the good kids are verbally abused by the liars and users? Where half the time I don't want to send my kids to school for fear of subjecting them to something that I can't fix?
What...in the blue fuck???
Children are precious. Whether they are two, twenty-two, or fifty-two. Their spirits so easily crushed by neglect, harsh words, or apathy. And that child who doesn't get enough attention will leech it off of someone else and suck them dry.
I don't want to UNDO my beautiful children. I love them as they are. But who would have thought I needed to send them to high school in battle armor? Or try and teach them to be a bit more selfish with their time since they're the only ones who will be?
This parenting job? Not so fucking easy. Overworked. Underpaid. Stressed out. Embattled on occasion.
But the perks? Beautiful, strong children who know their own worth.
I'll take the scars.
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as someone who knows your children...they are incredible. hopefully they will never lose sight of just how wonderful they are!
I feel your pain. I really do. Scene Girl is a polite, quiet girl. She refuses to fight and the other kids know it. So she is a target. Last year, I spent most of my time in the principal's office or at the board of education. Nothing helped. She was physically assaulted by ass children with no damn home training. She came home bruised and in tears at least once a week and nothing was ever done about it.
Like you, I've raised my children to be polite, kind and gentle to everyone. Unfortunately, good parenting can backfire. The people in authority rarely see it, so they have no idea how to deal with it and our children pay the price for their asshat attitudes.
Kat: Thank you.
Kimber: I couldn't agree more. The asschildren are costing the other students far more than the administration has a clue about.
Chrys*
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