Posted on 09/22/2017 5:47:57 AM PDT by KC_Lion
Melania Trump said on Wednesday that peace, human rights, and human dignity — especially for vulnerable children — will be the pillars of the work she does in her role as first lady of the United States.
But she repeatedly said that it is, first and foremost, parents’ responsibility to raise their children to be moral, charitable, and to have love of country.
Speaking to the spouses of dignitaries from around the globe who attended the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the first lady said family is at the heart of instilling values in children. Trump said:
Show me the loving bonds between your families today and I will show you the patriotism and moral clarity of your nation tomorrow. Our choices on how we raise and educate our children in fact provide the blueprint for the next generation. If we do not advocate a love of country to our children and generations to come, then why would our children grow up to fight for their countries?”
First Lady Melania Trump's MOVING Speech at United Nations Luncheon 9/20/17
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
She should add something that is vital to the future. That it is essential that boys and girls have extensive, chaperoned interactions across gender lines while growing up, and that these interactions are not overwhelmed with extraneous adult distractions.
This, associated with a moral and patriotic upbringing would address a large litany plaguing our society today.
Today, boys and girls are effectively segregated from interaction, voluntarily, institutionally, and because of distractions piled on them by adults. There is also a strong undercurrent that they *shouldn’t* interact until they are adults, when out of the blue they are expected to date others and marry.
You cannot even raise a dog in isolation without them becoming anti-social to other dogs. They will still want to reproduce, but they cannot see the other dog as being a member of their “pack”.
So why should human children be any different? Today, unless children have at least one sibling of the other gender, they really have no idea “how the other half lives”.
This promulgates illegitimacy, divorce, intolerance and hatred of the other gender; which is made much worse because of the availability of pornography. And there is no grace in that: inspiring people to sodomy, abusiveness even cruelty, and the dehumanization of others.
In any event, Melania needs to encourage the creation of social systems focused on cross gender interaction during childhood. By the time they are young teenagers, they should be entirely comfortable with their peers of either gender, figuring out who they are attracted to, and why, and the value of personal character at least in tandem with attractiveness.
As a final note, there should be a strengthening of laws that inhibit the sexualization of young children. Vile, pedophilic abuse under the name of capitalism is still vile, and needs both legal and social sanctions against it.
So what I hear you saying is that this child has never seen a broom being used either in oerson or anywhere at all/
Helicopter child
Children need to learn life skills ad if they do not the inevitable happens. When they get out on their own how are they going to do anything to take care of their residence. I grew up differently and there is no task in or out of the huse I cannot and will not do without resorting to paying someone.
You assume a lot about the leader not teaching him, or showing him hw but I sense a deeper message there from your perspective on this, very defensive....
Hmmmmm
Well, speaking as a divorced Dad with joint custody, Mom had her chance to make the choice before the wedding. Every child needs his Dad. There should be no suggestion otherwise in a conservative, pro-family forum.
No, he didn’t teach him. He duct taped the broom to his hands and made the boy walk around all day dragging the broom.
I love the sanctimonious attitude some FReepers possess.
You always see the worst in people.
For the record, as leaders of youth, it’s our job to help raise these young men to be wise and strong men. But it’s a lot harder when parents don’t play their part. When mom does everything and lets the kid lay around and play video games all day, she’s actually shirking her responsibility as a parent.
Also, I suppose that you have never once in your life retold a funny story about something that happened to you in your past. you must lead a stoic and boring life. I feel sorry for you to have no humor in your life.
I would probably have a low-confrontational conversation with the 6 year old. Tell him the teacher asked why he might be exhibiting different behaviors on Thursdays. See how he answers.
Tell him that you are so proud of his exemplary behavior, manners and respect “most days”.
Maybe leave it at that for a month or two, and see if anything changes. He’ll have something to think about.
Sanctimonious. Who? You mean the too good to teach a kid something youth group leader right?
I don’t find it to be funny. Making fun of a kid whose parents don’t think to teach their kid a skill but do think to send him to a youth group and get off the couch
I would never send my kids to a place where people were going to judge them or us like to a youth group who said they were Christian but acted sanctimonious criticizing people. Kids pick up on judgemental attitudes they learn that either the leaders are hypocritical and not truly Christian or that it’s ok to say you’re Christian and act judgemental
“Children need to learn life skills ad if they do not the inevitable happens. When they get out on their own”
He’s ten
Did you read it?
Tge mother wants him to go to youth group, take a chance on getting made fun of for being ten and not ready to be out on his own at 10 years old by a bunch of leaders with the lack of charity enough to make fun of this whole family
He’s 10
I graduated from high school in Venezuela, and my first job was at McDonald’s as a college freshman at UT Austin. The (large, gruff, black) guy working the grill saw me standing there and said, “Go make up some mop water”. I said, “Okay, how?” He looked incredulous and said, “Your mama never taught you how to make up mop water?” I said the worst thing I could have: “No, the maid always did it...”
That is all "Part of the Plan"
I do too.
It takes a village to raise an idiot.
She is a goddess compared to the Star Trekkian salt-monster former FLOTUS.
I’m glad she said what she did. It is the goal of the Left to destroy the family (unit), mother, father, children. It is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children, before they go to school, while they are in school, etc. Leaving it up to the school system or government is just plain wrong.
So just when and where did I mention that he didn’t take a few minutes and teach the young man how to use a broom?
I guess I didn’t think the sarcasm tag (/s) was necessary.
Perfectly said siamesecats!
Once I was tall enough to reach over the sink, my folks had me wash the dishes after dinner every night. Later my younger sister joined me in the task. Same thing for washing our clothes. My mother taught me how cook, sew (ie repair clothing), and clean house. My father taught me how repair the house (carpentry, plumbing, electrical), repair our vehicles and work in the yard. They both taught me to honor God, respect the military and my elders, and love my country. I was a very self-sufficient young man by the time I left to go off on my own and I thank God every day in my prayers for what they taught me.
Mothers who get their kids educated to get into UT Austin are to be commended. We exalt these people who make fun of parents but why?
The waitresses at the restaurant in which I worked as a teen taught me how to wash windows, how to clear tables peacefully and to keep my voice down. My mother taught me to respect them so I would learn
None of them would dare tell me my mother hadn’t done her job. That’s just intimidation and ugliness. It’s unnecessary
We had household help. We were taught to respect them. But they respected us.
Here what Melania said
“first and foremost, parents’ responsibility to raise their children to be moral, charitable, and to have love of country.”
Nothing about cleaning the house and not exclusively parents just first and foremost
Melania would be correct except some parents are failures themselves and have nothing to teach their children about moral clarity.
Sounds like you and I were raised the same way, on a farm, lots of work, up early, feed the pigs, goats, cows, chickens, gather eggs, off to school, after school help with dinner, wash dishes, homework, on weekends I didn’t have time to ‘chat on the phone, go to the mall, visit with friends’...to much work to do...
Taught my 3 daughters to sew, cook, clean, crochet, quilt and be a Lady...taught my son to work hard and not expect the world to lay everything at his feet...
Sundays were Church days...feeding our souls to work the rest of the week...
Good solid upbringings never hurt anyone...
You can’t fake good kids.
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You can’t make good kids either. You can only try.
Old friend was telling me as she sat through compliment after compliment over her part in the success and awards that her daughter had received at college graduation, that she was thinking, Well if I am responsibe for this, I guess I am responsible for my son sitting in prison.
Same family, same life.
Good character can only be given to those who want it.
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