Let's start by going through the differences between the kids of yesterday vs. today's kids.
Then kids would: Contribute to the family, build things with their hands, learn about our country's history, obey mom and dad, obey teachers, dream of being soldiers, astronauts, police officers and fire fighters, play outside until dinner then going back out until it's bed time, wait their turn for the family circulating fan to reach their direction, had fear of being caught doing what they ought not to do to avoid whoopings, learn about God and the fear of God.
Today kids: Are selfish and want to be the most important person in the family, use their hands to text and chat their 'peeps', know who's dating who in Hollywood but can't tell you what's in the Constitution, lack of respect for parents and teachers, aspire to be a super star, play video games from breakfast to dinner, sit air conditioning on a hot day, have time outs and grounding time that would take away their TV and cell phone, worship Britney Spears.
What happened? For starters, where have all the parents gone? I seem some every now and again where they actually call the shots and reprimand their kids, yes even in public. Today that seems almost unheard of. Well to those parents who still have control of their own house I say to you....Congratulations! Job well done!
Every kid will test their limits we know that. The problem is, what consequences will there be if the kid steps over the line? I've seen many of talk shows reality shows where these rude, obnoxious, adolescent snobs run all over their parents. They call them every name in the book, hit them, and down right don't give a lick about anyone but themselves. Granted not all teenagers are so ridiculous and self centered. And I will give credit to the parents who've done all they could to instill morals and values into their children. As I stated earlier, we do see them out there, just not as often as we see those that have given their control to their kids. Take for example a few of the reality shows, "Super Nanny" and "Nanny 911". If you've ever seen an episode, you've thought, "I can relate to that" or "What they need is a to get spanked". What baffles me is that these nanny's tell the parents they shouldn't yell or hit their kids. That is exactly what the kids need! I'm not saying to give them an all out lashing, but a few good hard spanks, you bet.
Reality shows have taken over TV land from shows like "My Sweet Sixteen" to "Big Brother". I admit that I am guilty of watching some of these shows and am not better off by doing so. If nothing else it sure does dumb me down for awhile. My point is this, millions of people; adults and kids watch these mindless, non-thought provoking shows. What can you possibly get out of filling your mind with mush? For starters you get a brain full of mush. Then you start to see people walking around like zombies and when they are asked, "Do you know who the Secretary of State is?" you get blank stares. But I bet you a million dollars that they would know what is happening in the life of Paris Hilton.
Kids need direction. They are after all "our future". I'm afraid to see what our future brings if the kids of today are running the world. Don't get me wrong, there are many youngsters that are raised by parents with morals, values and keep God at the head of all things. If more households would strive to keep what we hold dear to our hearts, our future might not be so bad after all.
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