The first of
these spoofs is don’t “touch” your child as you discipline him. Reason with him
per Dr. Spock. This resulted in undisciplined children acting-out in all phases
of growing up. A pat on the behind gets
his attention so you CAN reason with him. Childhood discipline teaches the
individual to respect authority, and he will soon learn there is always someone
above him in rank. He will also learn that he can’t have everything he wants,
and all actions have consequences. (Dr. Spock failed to point this out in his
“child-rearing bible.” Spare the rod and spoil the child. (paraphrasing
Proverbs 13:24).
Of course, I don’t advocate beating or abusing a child, but misunderstanding
the discipline of children is the number one blunder of the present day home. A
wise parent determines what action best motivates his child to respond to
discipline and consistently demands obedience and proper behavior. Children are
like sponges; they soak up knowledge and the example of parents, and generally want to please a parent or
guardian. Give them a warm, consistent, loving home, and they will respond with
respect and maturity that will reward loving parents. (Proverbs 22:6). We are
reaping the consequences of the post-war, supposedly peace-loving, passive
generation of permissiveness that historically follows unfettered prosperity.
The
second spoof that poisoned parenting is don’t “isolate or recognize”
individuals as they excel in talents whether it be in academics, sports, or the
work place. Everyone deserves a reward. Example: when a child is an “A”
student, don’t tell him where he stands beside his peers. Tell him his work is
“Satisfactory.” When children play sports, give them all a trophy for participation;
eliminate MVPs or any image of such distinction. Why should we be surprised
when our college campuses are filled with young adults who expect everything
handed to them and equal, equal, equal on every hand? No competition – that’s unfair; everyone should
be rewarded for participating, and these pampered youths rebuke any concept of
restraint; they must be heard and sheltered, and they expect and demand a hand
out instead of a hand up.
We are NOT all alike with equal talents. And
competition is mentally healthy. Why do we presume that our children will excel
with well-rounded personalities when we fail to challenge or motivate them? How
can we expect them to become mature adults when their mentors condone acts of
rebellion and make excuse for their immaturity by providing them with “safe
space and tiny furry things to quiet their fears?” What they need is to be ordered
back into their classes to learn what it means to be a citizen of the greatest
nation on the planet – liberty and freedom are costly and many have paid the
ultimate price with their lives. Give them freedom and opportunity to weigh
conflicting facts, but teach them to discern with wisdom. Perhaps another
learning process would be to eliminate some of the luxuries they have come to
expect, and I might add, demand. The greatest lesson on earth is to recognize
the fact that we are duty-bound to change the things we CAN change, accept the
things we CANNOT change, and have the WISDOM to know the difference.*
The
third spoof hawked by our educators and political leaders is that “God” should
be eliminated from everything. Because I’m a Christian conservative, I’m
convinced much of the deterioration in our society is the absence of God in our
homes, schools, and government. When
humanism controls our leaders, educational institutions, and homes, the urge to
“do your own undisciplined thing” becomes embedded in our youth resulting in the
rejection of moral values, misdirected patriotism, rejection of religion, suppression
of individual thought, and the lack of motivation to excel. The champions of such
ideals speak loudly about their concern for human rights, inequity, racism, and
a list of such issues. However, they often just talk and DO nothing about these
issues, while engaging in promoting numerous subversive activities designed to
enslave the masses, resulting in widespread socialism and dictatorial
government over the humanistic world. Are we (the USA) destined to join them?
Perhaps the
latest election (2016) reflects the rejection of this humanistic ideology
rather than the selection of a person to lead our country. Instead of complaining of the loud
noise of the academic world parroting that religion and conservative ideology
bears responsibility for all the ills of the earth’s population, we would be
better served by reviewing our history (without editing out the chapters our
present day educators don’t find supportive of their progressive agenda) and
honestly accepting the fact that those who do not learn from history are destined
to repeat, and we should proclaim these facts at every opportunity.
These
are my views as I surf the media, read the web, and reason for myself.
Everything appears tilted, filtered, corrupt, and many live in denial of the
facts and are blind to the truth that well-funded, silent proponents of globalism seek power
to deny the democratic freedoms of our Republic. Each citizen must stay
informed, research carefully recognizing truth is often elusive, and make your VOICE HEARD. Of course, I failed the political correctness exam. I use the
pronoun “he, his, or him” instead of person or whatever applies in today’s
literature. I resent being referred to as an ignorant, gun-toting, Bible-thumper
who is clueless and uneducated. I make no apology for my 1950s education and
philosophy. I still read and believe my Bible, and I
can relate to those who believe they need a gun. The streets are no longer
safe.
Our country faces difficult issues on every hand. However, history
reveals we have always faced difficult problems and managed to seek and find
solutions, and we always survive (no matter what pitfalls the presidential
administrations dig up for us), but what do I know? I’m just an old lady trying
to get into Heaven who believes we should appeal to God for strength to endure
and optimistically march onward with the philosophy that “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”**
*
Paraphrasing the Prayer of Serenity, author, Reinhold Niebuhr
**Quote
attributed to Elbert Hubbard in 1915 and later credited to Dale Carnegie in his
1948 writings.
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