What is with little tiny kids being up past midnight? I was at Walmart the other night, and spotted a family of four walking into the store, a baby was in the cart, and a toddler trailed behind them. The toddler acted annoyed and fussy, and the parents kept asking the boy, "What's with you?! Please co-operate with mommy and daddy tonight..." Jesus, the kid was barely four! You think that fuckin' kid should be up that late? Above is a diagram of the average sleep-times in five different stages of growth: newborn, one-year-old, four-year-olds, ten-year-olds, and finally, adult.
I don't care if the newborn in the scenario I described above was sleeping or not in its carrier, the fucking baby should have been in a crib. And don't give me this bullshit, "I had to get out of the house," or, "I needed to pick something up; it only took me a minute." If you can't afford a fucking babysitter, stay the fuck home! According to the chart, that toddler should have been in bed hours ago, yet their stupid parents had to go to the supermarket for like the fifth time that day. How irresponsible, erratic, and abusive that situation is! I'd say depriving your young ones of sleep is a clear definition of abuse; not letting them have their proper hours of rest can cause mood swings, and clearly that toddler was upset because he was exhausted.
Those kids are on one bumpy path to failure, I'd have to say. I mean, if you aren't teaching your children to follow the normal sleep patterns suggested by health officials, that is probably not the only thing you're are neglecting to instruct. Do you also let your kids drink pop all day, no water whatsoever? Do you let them play "Condemned" and other gory and scary video games they shouldn't be playing? That's like instructing your kids to light up a cigarette while watching a four-hour block of porn. Hell, why not let them eat candy for all seven meals you allow them to consume a day, or watch as they backyard wrestle and smack each other with heavy objects, or let the stupid neighbor kid come over with the crack-hookup light a table on fire, and pile-drive your kid through it! It's awful!
If I ever stereotype, it's all for a good reason; I am given numerous examples of stupidity every day to work with. You want people to stop making fun of you, become a real parent, and spank your kids!
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Just out of curiosity - do you actually have any children? While I agree with some of your comments regarding the way children should be raised, what right do you have to judge someone else? You don't really know the situation you are judging unless you live it. I'm a single mother of three. Do you judge me, too? What about my disabled children? My son was diagnosed at age 3 - yes, 3 - with early-onset bipolar disorder. He's been getting treatment since then. Family therapy, psychiatric treatment, etc. If you saw him at the store in one of his uncontrollable rages, what would you say about me, and my parental skills, I wonder? Or what about my other son, the "normal" one - who is so depressed because his twin is so sick that he can't sleep at night and walks around in a daze? Or my 17-year old daughter who is so severly disabled she will never be able to finish high school or work, or even live on her own? I don't get child support, can't work full-time, don't get welfare and can't afford a sitter. If my son went into a rage and destroyed all the paper products in the house, for instance - I would have to drag ALL of my children to Wal-mart or wherever to get toilet paper, etc. Even at midnight. Life sucks, sometimes - it is often unpredictable, unfair and illogical. We all have to take what joys we can get out of life and just deal with the rest. So, for your sake as well as the people you are judging - take a minute to try and walk in someone else's shoes before you climb on your soapbox.
Interesting verbage but I would have to agree you make some good points. Feed your child food found in nature, let you child sleep 10-12 hours a NIGHT not when you get to it, hug them often, and give their brain some stimulation and you won't have to spank them.
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