Mountaindont

You are right! Let`s just not raise kids anymore. They can do it all alone. Don`t get invloved in your kids lives. They will be OK. If they do screw up we will just blame the kids for the lack of guidance we have given them. We can still bring kids into the world but lets forget about the hard job of parenting them. Let`s do everything we can to eliminates these myths from society -you are a reflection of your parents -the apple doesnt fall far from the tree -like father like son -The calf usually resembles the cow Also, Let`s forget about these quotes as well " Proverbs 13:24 says, “If you refuse to discipline your children, it proves you don't love them; if you love your children, you will be prompt to discipline them.” Children who grow up in undisciplined households feel unwanted and unworthy. They lack direction and self-control, and as they get older they rebel and have little to no respect for any kind of authority, including God's. “Discipline your children while there is hope. If you don't, you will ruin their lives” Let`s also forget this parenting tip “Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again. Tie them to your hands as a reminder, and wear them on your forehead. Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates” (Deuteronomy 6:7-9) JUST REMEMBER IT`S NOT THE PARENTS FAULT!! IT`S THE FAULT OF THE YOUNG CHILD. HE/SHE SHOULD KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG WITHOUT THE PARENT TEACHING THEM.

"Does that mean when a 13 year old kills someone, they should not be tried for it, but their parents should be. Even if their parents are very good parents, go to church, have high morals and always talked to their kids? Bull. Even at age 13, the kid knows the difference by then between right and wrong." When you see the 13 year old on tv who had killed someone it`s because its so unusual. That`s why it`s on the news. As you will see that when these young kids do kill they usually dont come from stable two parent homes. Maybe some do come from good homes but as I said there are exceptions to everything. As I`ve also said a few times on this board. Do you think it is a coincidence that the overwhelming majority of people in prison come from broken homes ? Carroll O`Conner said himself after his adult child died of a overdose. "Get between your kids and drugs anyway you can" This means more then just teaching them. It means being involved in thier lives in almost every detail, everyday. It`s a hard job but it must be done. Kids usually know the meaning between right and wrong but that doesnt mean that they do it. This is why kids need guidance in life and it`s the parents job to do it in every detail. AGAIN, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE EXCEPTIONS

"And yet my daughter's life is a train wreck. And whose fault is that? It's HERS. " I`ll agree with that if all of her drug problems started as an adult and out of high school. If these problems started in the high school years or before then I blame the parents. Children need to be raised in a manner that they learn about lifes evils at a young age so when they get older drugs/crime isnt a option. So many parents wait until the problem happens and then they start to address it. Then the parents want to blame everyone else but themselves.

"Carol Burnett had a child in drug rehab while she was "off being a celebrity". Was she a bad mom, too? Paul Newman's son Scott died as a result of his drug habit, as did Carroll O'Connor's. Were they rotten parents? " Absolutely they were horrible parents if thier kids were on drugs while at around high school age or younger. Young kids are just that, kids. Its the parents job to raise them properly. If they have a busy schedule and they cant do this then they are not being good parents. Stop looking for reasons to take the blame off the parents.

You are a product of your enviroment and a reflection of your parents. When I talk about children I`m talking about around high school age and younger. At these ages kids make stupid decisions and it`s up to the parents to prepare them so they dont make these dumb life choices.Teaching your kids about this starts at a young age. Don`t expect the schools to do this for you. Don`t expect because you have other good kids that your other kids will follow. Stats show that when a teenager dies it generally is a preventable death. This shows teenagers are making poor decisions which are preventable. It is also a result of poor parenting. These poor choices generally come from one place, the home or the lack there of. It`s also for time for the parents to stop blaming everyone else if thier kid is a loser. You are responsible for your minor children. If you have a adult who is a drugg addicted fool I wont always blame the parents. If the seed for that was planted growing up then I do blame the mother and father. Do you think it`s a coincidence that the overwhelming majority of people in prison come from broken or single parent homes ? This is where the seed is planted. Of course there are going to be exceptions but generally the parents are the ones to blame

This is odd isn`t it? He blames a parent. Imagine that?! Jack blames Ozzy's wild antics for turning him into a drug addict - Nov 17, 2005 Jack Osbourne has blamed his dad Ozzy's wild antics for turning him into a drug addict. The 19-year-old says as a child he thought his rock star dad was "cool" for partying and losing control with alcohol and drugs. But the newly svelte star admits after following in his father's footsteps his wild lifestyle became too much - and he came close to committing suicide. http://www.myvillage.com/pages/celebs-jack-osbourne.htm?domain=myvillage Another odd one. Gee who made her famous ? Kelly: fame sucks - Feb 05 Kelly Osbourne blames fame and fortune for her drug addiction. The youngest daughter of the Osbourne dynasty has taken the time out to have another little whinge about how awful her life is. Kelly says that the fame and money that came to her as a result of her life on a reality show and her record deal led her to become addicted to opiates. "Growing up in the public eye sucks." The star complained "it's bad enough having your family judge you, never mind the whole world. So I tried to escape. But I didn't like cocaine or speed so opiates became my drug of choice." http://www.myvillage.com/pages/celebs-kelly-osbourne.htm?domain=myvillage

Im assuming from your response you must have kids that are in this situation and you feel offended that I blame the parents. As i said the parents are almost always to blame when a child becomes addicted to drugs. Even Sharon Osbourne admitted it was the fault of her and her husband that 2 of thier kids became drug addicts. Do some research on crime and drug abuse. You will find that the majority of the time it started from poor parenting

Are you kidding me ? It is almost always the fault of the parents. Children are a reflection of the parents. She had 2 young kids go into drug rehab while she was off being a celebrity. Is that just a coincidence ? Do you really think it`s appropriate for a mother to be using such foul language in front of her kids on a daily basis? Wake up !

Sharon Osbourne is a loser. Why does society show her as a good mother. She was awful. She was to into herself to realize her kids became drug addicts.

I had my Lap band surgery on Oct 18, 2006. I`m so sore. Right now when I eat its hard to tell if I feel full or it is just the pain from the surgury. Hope fully in a few days the pain will go. I also find myself a little short of breath when I walk even a very short distance through the house. I hope this is normal.