Posted on 07/25/2007 6:37:51 AM PDT by LA Woman3
The New York journalist, and I use the term "journalist" generously, was attempting to take me to task for claiming that slovenliness and laziness are unnecessary choices anywhere, anytime, but especially in America.
I had just explained to him how, as a child of a lower middle-class family living on the outskirts of Detroit in the roaring 1950s, I got nothing unless I earned it.
We did without. We were frugal by design. You want a guitar, kid? Get a job. Or two.
I went into detail how my mother and father loved me and properly parented us kids in the most powerful and positive of ways by teaching us real-world self-esteem as something that only comes from genuine effort, sacrifice and intelligent, conscientious prioritization.
By age 12, I had two paper routes, washed cars, swept sidewalks and driveways, sold night crawlers, shoveled snow, raked leaves, cleaned eaves, painted fences, mowed lawns, trimmed hedges, cleaned windows and performed a myriad of other work duties beyond my routine household chores.
It was expected in my family. I took pride in earning my keep and contributing to the family asset column.
Plan B is for the Osbournes and Paris Hiltons of the chump world.
Sad, really.
(Excerpt) Read more at wacotrib.com ...
Ted says it like it is. The comments after the article for the most part were supportive. But there are always a few who make excuses for their negative reaction to the truth.
“But there are always a few who make excuses for their negative reaction to the truth.”
Those are known as liberals.
Sweaty Teddy is ok in my book!
Liberal speak.........it is unfortunate that people have to go out and kill wildlife to eat when we can get better food at the store. Working for food is not worth the effort when we can buy it at the store!
Dependent idiots!
Liberals will be the first to complain when the grocery store quits delivering and they have to take time out of their day at the protest march to buy grocerys.
Dependent idiots!! I hate lazy complainers.
Nuge Ping
Ted tells it like it is.
“Plan B is for the Osbournes and Paris Hiltons of the chump world”
Ouch, I love it when the truth is told. Ted is spot on, but just as Bill Cosby he will be criticized for being mean-spirited.
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Ya, I’ve been saying the same thing since Washington state passed the Child Labor law in 1973, meaning you had to be 12 yrs to work the fruit and veggie fields. Damnit! That was our source of summer income. It made a nice niche for the illegal aliens tho.....
I like that guy! I was so eager to earn some spending money that I started working during the summer in a small factory at age 12 for 0.50 an hour. I did well enough that the next summer they paid me 1.00 an hour. Today most kids couldn’t find that kind of work, and wouldn’t want to.
Ted is right. My parents expected us to pitch in. I balked and screamed a few times...but they didn’t lead me wrong!
LOVE nuge!
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