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Dr. Spock did such damage years ago telling mothers to give the kids whatever they wanted whenever they wanted it.

Did you see the thread the other day about the two kids who were suing their mother for bad mothering. One of their complaints: she didn’t always give them money in their birthday cards. Another complaint, she didn’t send them care packages when they were in college.

I’m reminded of the father who used to say: “I am not here to entertain you. I am here to put a roof over your head and to feed you until you are 21.”

I am here to put a roof over your head and to feed you until you are 21 17.

There, fixed it for you for this locale, and what the US military would take for inductees.

Both of mine enlisted before they got out of high school, finished high school and 'graduated' with Geneva Convention ID cards in their pockets, and got introduced into the wide, wide world.

I paid child support for one more year. 4 of us. Mom, Dad, 2 kids. 3 of us had GCID cards we carried around.

But I'm not bitter.

/johnny

I don't know if you are being critical or not. My 2 great granddaughters are a blessing after losing my other daughter in 2004 and my husband in 2006. We live in a very high tech area so it is very, very important to us to see that our toddlers have every educational advantage. We are NOT going to allow these toddlers to not want to learn. If that means getting them ipads, then that is what we will do. They soak up so much in a very short period of time. My granddaughter is doing a great job as a mother. She is a good artist and is teaching her daughter to love it too. It is never too young for them to learn. My grandson is a very good musician——plays the piano by ear and has many kinds of guitars. He is teaching the 2 year old to play the drums and piano. He has been composing music since he was 5 years old. His piano teacher said it was a waste of her time to teach him since he could play anything he wanted to play. : )