tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922146196940335995.post4797061768052938996..comments2024-03-16T14:00:31.506-04:00Comments on The Daily Profiler: Criminal Profiling Topic of the Day: Let's Stop Screwing up Our Kids!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922146196940335995.post-80319572662507645982007-04-25T10:07:00.000-04:002007-04-25T10:07:00.000-04:00Good for you, Pat!I wish we could return to a life...Good for you, Pat!<BR/><BR/>I wish we could return to a life of smaller homes, that could be afforded on one income, so that on or the otherparent could stay home and be there for the kids, instead of endless day care, after-school care, and other evidence of absent parents. I spoke to a realtor about it, and he told me there was no market for smaller homes, or "starter" homes, as they used to Ronnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062796442588373271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922146196940335995.post-25188655773029921512007-04-24T10:36:00.000-04:002007-04-24T10:36:00.000-04:00Boy, are you ever right, Ronni! Yes, our children ...Boy, are you ever right, Ronni! <BR/><BR/>Yes, our children have been put on a very foolish pedestal indeed, probably the pedestal of guilt you mention. It is odd that we actually treat babies badly by refusing to nurse them, allowing them to cry themselves to sleep in another room, and forcing separation on them so they can be "independent" and then we turn around and spoil the heck out of them Pat Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667909509324138003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5922146196940335995.post-92074761158311144162007-04-24T10:10:00.000-04:002007-04-24T10:10:00.000-04:00You know what, Pat? everything you say has some v...You know what, Pat? everything you say has some validity, but there is one very important thing you have left off your list.<BR/><BR/>We are raising our children to be selfish. No service is required of them. No lengths are too great for parents to go to in order to satisfy their every whim. We boldter their confidence, telling them they are special, that they deserve to be first in Ronnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062796442588373271noreply@blogger.com