The more my eyes are "opened" the more I pay attention to what is going on around me with people and my heart just aches.

Especially when it comes to kids.

Parents, these days, are too busy working long days (not faulting, I know some have to to get by) or they just don't care and their kids are suffering because of it.

Like for instance, the other day when I was at the park, these kids who had to be anywhere from 10-12 yrs old, where there and just sitting there cussing left and right and talking about beating someone's a**. I just sat there wondering where their parents where (as far as teaching them not to be like that) b/c it was pretty obvious they weren't doing their job.

Today when I went to the library and was sitting in the kids section by the door, I happen to over hear the librarian tell this boy who walked in the door, that he had to leave as they were told he had been kicking the sprinkler or something like that. So, I watched him walk out and he walked away with his head down and he looked like he was sad/depressed/angry. No expression on his face, but you could just see it...He had to be anywhere from 12-15 and I wondered what made him like that and why wasn't he in school?

Then when I went to the park tonight, there were these 2 teenagers- a boy and a girl- as I was walking by, getting ready to go home b/c it was getting dark, I over heard the boy say something about what she was doing and she said just chilling and they talk about hanging out more and I see them leave together...Are the parents at home? It could of been an innocent situation, but I'd be willing to bet the parents weren't...and we all know what can happen w/ 2 teenagers.

It just makes me SO extremely upset about how parents are dropping the ball with raising their kids w/ love, attention, discipline, etc. Now, I completely sympathize for the single parent who has no choice and is trying their best...but it's just very, very unfortunate these children are suffering. Or the newly single wives and husbands who spend their time going out and looking for the next fling to fill their emptiness, bringing man or woman after woman in the home and these children see it (this is happening w/ someone I know and it just gets my goat really bad)...

Look at our society today. These kids are our future.

I see "wannabe gang bangers" walking the streets :rolleyes: I hear kids swearing like it's the coolest thing in the world. I see little kids (3 and 4 yrs old) running around apt areas w/ no parent in sight (this happened at our last place).

What's the deal? How can a parent be so selfish?

I wanted to do something for that boy that was kicked out of the library. It's obvious he needs positive guidance and something worthwhile to do...but we just turn our heads and "mind our own business". I wish I was more knowledgeable b/c I'm not one of those who just turns their head. I think that's what's wrong w/ people these days. Make a difference!

Yes, we live in very sad times. "The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world" But she has left her post and gone to have a more fulfilling (?)career. I'm not talking about those poor mothers that absolutely have to go out and work.

Television, Internet and the public school fill the void and now we reap the fruits.

2Ti 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2Ti 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2Ti 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

When I was in middle school I cussed like crazy. My parents taught me not to but I did anyway because it was percieved as cool. Do you blame my parents for my cussing?

well they obviously didn't you teach you about caving to peer pressure.

well they obviously didn't you teach you about caving to peer pressure.

You can tell a child not to do something over and over but chances are they will do it. And it's not the parents fault, it's the childs fault. Too many people place the blame on the parent while ignoring the child, in my opinion.

You can tell a child not to do something over and over but chances are they will do it. And it's not the parents fault, it's the childs fault. Too many people place the blame on the parent while ignoring the child, in my opinion.

I think there are still things the parent is probably lacking...BUT, there always seems to be exceptions. Guess you were an exceptional child? :D

I would have to agree peer pressure is a big isse and its not always the parents, I know parents who have bene strict and have tried their best to keep their children safe and on good behavioru but they ende up with these freinds who know how to get them. They go with their friends and drink and party. they kids know its worng and they now their parents don't want them to do it and they know if they get caught they will get in trouble, but they do it anywyas. Becasue its cool and you want to fit in and not be made fun of. I was a teen, I know that peer pressure gets to the kids, I never did those activities but I have sen kids from strict families go around nad do it. And they can be veyr sneaky too and lie to their parents, aprty adn drink but not get drunk, brush their teeht really godo before gong home before curfew and get away with it. Their parents dn't notice. Or they sneak out. Soparnets cna be dogn their job, can be strict and set boundaries and curfews but that doen'st mena kids will always listen. Kids are old enough (teens0 to know whats right and wrong and even younger then that know. So they are responsible too. Do'nt be so quick to pointa t the parents, because chances are, tehy probably do ahve rules, but maybe the kids just don't lisnte and its hard to do anythign when you don't yet know what your kids' up to.

I know paents who don't care what their kids do, and they are at fault, but I know some who are strict but their kids don't listen and get by and knwo hwo to get away with it. So how can we fault the parents of those kids? When they have no clue what their kid is up to. So kids are at fault too, they make the choices to disobey their parents.