Posted on 09/06/2019 10:09:38 AM PDT by Freelance Warrior
The other surprise was how little alcohol American children drank.
It depends on whether we are talking about children of democrats or republicans.
“I wasn’t to do anything I don’t want because that’s abuse”
Tell the teacher you don’t want to go to school.
That WAS very interesting. Thanks for posting. Now I have more to base my opinion of Russia on than the russian guy in the apartment above mine that seemed to be banging a different chick every night, or those Russian car crash videos.
This one seems more useful than the other two sources. :)
I’m not old enough to really know, but I suspect most Americans used to raise their children pretty well. But then Dr Spock came along with a lot of “helpful advice” which started us down a bad path. Today we’ve gone far beyond Dr Spock and we live in an era where childrearing often means “anything goes”. Very few people actually “parent” today — most likely, they expect the government schools to raise their children for them.
[Now I have more to base my opinion of Russia on than the russian guy in the apartment above mine that seemed to be banging a different chick every night]
It does one good to have an unbiased outsider’s view of how one is acting. The next step is to listen to what it’s saying, and to do something about it.
Not bloody likely to happen in the USA.
I’ve been in enough supermarkets to see how many brats rule their parents who can’t say no.
Tagline adapted from a locally popular bumper sticker.
Having just had some relatives over, I agree. The kids (all under 10) were horrible. Their parents were ineffective and I’d say they nag their kids a lot. The kids pay almost no attention.
Also something I saw at work were parents who thought they would let their kids decide what religion they would be. These parents thought of themselves as Christians.
I think a lot of parents (read mothers) are just lazy.
They love Trump. All in a Russian accent. They were awesome.
A friend took Russian language lessons from a older Russian gentleman he met at the gym.
One day the teacher introduced his young son to my friend.
The son put his heels together, then bent at the waist in a formal bow.
I did la leche league and much of the attachment parenting. I think in our case it built trust and cooperation. Other parents were amazed sometimes. One day a lunch aide came to me snd said that she and the other noon aides had been watching my son. Why? He actually sat and ate his lunch before going out to play. He didn’t take a couple bites, throw stuff and bolt. Also we never had the Disney Channel or shows with snarky kids. No bad examples to imitate.
Guess my wife and I are guilty of child abuse. Mild corporal punishment and the expectation that chores would be done. I wonder why we have an accomplished 31-year old daughter after such a horrible upbringing.
Spock was a disaster.
The moles are on different parts of their faces.
He was.
In 1970, Dr. Benjamin Spock was active in The New Party serving as Honorary co-chairman with Gore Vidal. In the 1972 United States presidential election, Spock was the People’s Party candidate with a platform that called for free medical care; the repeal of “victimless crime” laws, including the legalization of abortion, homosexuality, and cannabis; a guaranteed minimum income for families; and for an end to American military interventionism and the immediate withdrawal of all American troops from foreign countries.
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Harvard. I presume her husband is a professor there.
This also gives an insight how Russians see Americans. Especially that place on reporting to authorities.
Yep. That’s the part I focused on.
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