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"Mom, they do it wrong..."

September 20th, 2006 at 03:20 pm

On the one hand I do not want to create rude kids, but on the other hand I do want them to see people not paying bills, and wasting food, and not recyling, or donating, or working to be doing it wrong.

I want my kids to think it is automatic to save a bread bag, or use a cloth napkin, I don't want them to think it is a treat to use paper, I want them to see it as an oops.

I want them to see saving as the norm, spending it all to be 'oops'

I want them to see recycling as the norm, and pitching as 'oops'

I want them to see whole wheat bread as the norm and white as 'oops' (or can't afford it...)

I want them to see fruit and vegetables as the norm a meal without an 'oops'.

I want them to see games and fun with mom and dad, reading and writing as the norm, and a day without as a big 'oops'.

When I do something I try to think of the future, I try to think what picture it paints for my kids, one I want to keep or one I want to avoid?

Posted in Complaint department | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “"Mom, they do it wrong..."”

  1. JanH Says:
    September 20th, 2006 at 03:49 pm 1158767371
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    It's great you want to teach your kids your values. Especially the one about spending time with their mom!

  2. Broken Arrow Says:
    September 20th, 2006 at 05:37 pm 1158773860
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    Well, I try to tell my kids that there is no such a thing as a "good" or "bad" person. Only "good" or "bad" things that people can do. In other words, rather than pointing out the individual, I try to point out the action itself.

    I think it works well for older children as well, because they will learn to appreciate the depth of not labeling people with overly-simplistic adjectives. For example, I'd like to think my oldest child understands that people are, by nature not necessarily good or bad, but rather, we are capable of both good and bad things. If anything, it is to learn to do only the "good" things while staying away from the "bad" things.

    Something like that. Big Grin

  3. princessperky Says:
    September 21st, 2006 at 02:00 pm 1158847224
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    like I said 'doing IT wrong' not they are all wrong, just it is...and while IU want them to know there are lots of different rights..smoking around babies is wrong..no if ands or butts....

  4. nanamom Says:
    September 24th, 2006 at 08:36 pm 1159130199
    1159130199

    when mine asks about why they don't "do it right" I tell him their Mommy and Daddy didn't teach them the way his does.

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