[hinckley buzzard]

Sports where there are no losers, spanking is child abuse, sending the child to a corner in front of classmates is considered horrific. All of these things were touted in front of several generations as poor parenting and damaging to the self-esteem, we are now only beginning to see the fruits of that effort.

Yes, it's a terrible thing, but I just have one question--Where'd all those magnificent Marines come from? Is it possible that "parenting coaches" and the like are a miniscule epiphenomenon of the metrosexual sliver?

[EBH]

All those Marines are the exception, not the rule. Sorry to disagree with you on that, but now that my nephew has returned home, he too finds he is an exception. I keep telling him he is exceptional for having chosen to volunteer to defend our country, but that doesn’t help when he is looking for work. Perhaps it is his training, but he claims he can see the disgust in some interviewers faces when they find out he is a combat vet.

I work in a kid heavy environment. Usually it is around mostly toddlers. The other day a parent had their toddler throwing rocks around inside. She grabbed the child and was trying to get him to pickup the rocks. Sure he picked them up and then threw them again!! She then left with the child in her arms. A few minutes later she returned with the child in her arms and wanted me to explain why throwing rocks inside was bad?! I have story, after story like this one to parents expecting me to explain the concept of stealing to their 4 yr. old. But, don’t say or do anything to infringe on their fragile self-esteem!

Hello?
1. I am not the parent.
2. Take the responsibility to raise your child, it is not mine, the teachers, nor the governments.
3. You took away the teachers ability to effectively discipline your child and yet you expect everyone else to do the job you refuse to do. (Note: you in referring to the article, not hinckley buzzard)