Comments on: Parents Can’t Handle Children – Drop-Off, Drive Away, and Relinquish Rights

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:32:33 +0000

Chucky, thanks for the comments. I was disciplined as a child. I come from a military family. In the military they expect and teach discipline, structure, and organization. My father was very BIG on these. We had rules and followed them. I’m also one of those “latch-key” kids who would come home to the dog and an empty house. My father was laid-off from work for 7 1/2 years (auto industry) and he worked two jobs (sometimes; he eventually got called back to work) and my mom went back to work. Once my sister turned 16, she went to work after school; prior to that she did babysit from time to time.

I’m sure there are situations where kids are unruly and parents do not know how to handle them, but I do believe there is more to it than “just an unruly kid.”

I also agree with Roberta, I think people are self-absorbed. I do believe it goes back to whatever childhood experiences they had. It’s a vicious cycle. It’s amazing how many kids are on “meds.” I had no idea…

By: Chucky

Chucky — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:30:48 +0000

What’s wrong with this picture? I have discussed this with many friends and mothers of teens. Most say that it is becoming increasingly difficult to raise teens these days. The system now makes it very difficult to dicipline children now and they are getting out of hand. I used to get spankings when I did something wrong as a child. Now if a parent spanks a child the child knows they can turn them in and the parent can go to jail. Many children take advantage of that law, threating, lieing and will not except correction from parents. (one tean threatened to lie to DCS if her mother did not take her off of punishment) Spanking children is not a bad thing while raising them, as long as you don’ t seriously hurt them. These kids grow up unruley and become a problem to family and society. If Nabraska doesn’t do something now. the number will increase. Parents have to have more control of how the raise their children. Those of us born as baby boomers were disciplined as children and raised well. The system is what most say is the problem.

By: Roberta Gigi's

Roberta Gigi's — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:40:12 +0000

I just read this article, and this is just sick. Do you know how many thousands of dollars are spent in fertillity clincics yearly In this century too many peolpe are self absorbed in themselves and should not have children.I work in a public school clinic and these parents think I can take care of illnesses such as strep,live mono and many other illnesses and when I have to call the parent to sugest they take their child to the doctor its a big ordeal and they think a tylenol or a bandaid can
fix this.NO they let the child sit in the office for up to six hours until they get them when the child have been home in the first place.Then other parents call to complain their child got sick at school.
WAKE PU PEOPLE AND IF YOU HAVE SEX GET PREGANT YOU BETTER BE IN FOR THE LONG ROAD THAT LAYS AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF YOU CHILD MENTALY AND PHISICALLY TO MANY CHILDREN AT AVERY YOUNG AGE START TO SHOW MAJOR PROLEMS AND ARE ON HARD CORE MEDS.
WAKE UP AMERICA CHILDRENARETHE FUTURE AND IF THEYARE ALL MESSED UP KISS AMERICA GOODBYE!!!!!!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:12:49 +0000

Thanks for the comment. I know people who could not have children who would have made great parents. They had a difficult time with adoption in the U.S. which is why they went outside of the U.S (Romania and Russia) to adopt. Go figure.

By: KRK

KRK — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:02:27 +0000

Read your blog about what parents are doing to their children in Nebraska. Those children didn’t ask to be born. What a horrible thing to do to a child. As the saying goes those who want children desperately can’t have them and those that can shouldn’t have them.