Quote From: mgerretteI’m single and do not have children, but I helped bring up my parents kids, although that might be why I didn’t run and jump to have my own however it does help to validate my views on this day.
In regards to giving condoms out at school, I believe that kids should receive a well rounded education, heck, so many of them are being brought up by kids it’s important that the parents receive the same education. It’s pretty basic: children are having children, because girls "fall in love." I believe that these girls and boys need a reality check, but let's be real there is a feminization of poverty that starts with single parent moms. The majority of people who are poor are children born to moms who at one time fell in love, and now can barely make a living to support a family because they didn’t receive a much-needed education.
Now, in regards to breastfeeding: I’m not all that thrilled about the breastfeeding in public bit. I’d prefer people be a bit more discreet and get a breast pump. Yes, it’s a beautiful scene when set at home with your family and I mean immediate family, let’s not break out the feeding utensils at the family reunion and have a singsong as a cousin of mine did.
Lastly, I would like to address the poorly equipped parents with unruly children. Some people know how to give children responsibilities and help the family along, and others do not. I say people because as a daughter and as a Godmother I was able to take care of children and have them help me and this in turn kept them in check with the promise that we could play later. But many parents haven’t figured out that their kids are little people and they’re smarter than they think. Having said that, I’ll leave you with a few parent/child and me instances that have occurred and ya’ll can figure it any way you like.
Once in a London in an outdoor airport cafe, I noticed parents engrossed in their conversation while the kids were making a bit of a mess, this is when I saved a kid from his hot chocolate, and the parents weren't even fazed. I think I was a little more thrown off then them, since it was just a reaction and I couldn't believe I ran over to their table like that and grabbed him up when the hot chocolate spilled.
Yet another time when there were a few children running rampant on a bus, I made a comment to the parents who tried got extremely upset and tried to eat the head off of me, but I shot back at them and the entire bus backed me up. The kids were out of control, and the parents really should have had better control. I suggested parenting classes.
And yet another time I saw a woman who's daughter was in a stroller and dropped her bottled water, mom looked at it, and turned away. I said that's nice. She didn't appreciate it and told me so with expletives. I advised her that this was lovely she was teaching her kid to litter and to curse. This is when she knocked her stroller with the child in it at me. Great, I said, violence, a third one. You’re insane lady, they'll take that kid from you and I walked away feeling extremely sorry for that poor child and wishing I could have done something more.
I hope these experiences have helped in some way, but I would also like to add two more issue that has been driving me crazy.
The loss of our libraries to computer games, cell phones, and people who believe they’re liberriens. Honestly, when I was a kid, the librarian advised me that there were no liberries; there are strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, but no liberries. Shouldn’t people know how to pronounce their occupation and where they work? Especially when it’s a learning institution with children? And what happened to the librarian requesting quiet? Why do people think they are in a coffee shop?
Secondly, littering, is it just me or does there seem to be an incredibly apathetic attitude towards picking up after oneself? What is going on with this world?
Well, thanks for the rant! Love the show!
Really, you don't have any kids and you are commenting the way yu are about this stuff!!?? I also helped raise siblings and now have 2 kids and it is totally different. One son of whom I am nursing and will nurse where I want to when he needs to. I do have a breast pump and do use it but only when I have to leave him with somebody and then he will hardly take a bottle. He will most certainly not take a bottle from me and nor should he have to. I am not all out there but I am sure you can see a half inch of skin or so when I am nursing but I am not about to put a blanket over my sons head. He absolutly hates it when I do. And he will only attract attention then instead of just nursing. If you were not so into others buisness then you would not notice as much as you do. If you don't like my nursing then don't look. You can leave an area just as easily as I can. And probably a little easier seeing as how you don't have any kids.
Dr. Phil and his guests strike up heated conversations as they debate the latest hot topics. Should women give up their right to breastfeed their babies in public so other people don't feel uncomfortable? Will passing out condoms in schools prevent unwanted pregnancies or just send the message to kids that it's OK to have sex? And, is it acceptable for others to discipline your kids if they see them acting out in public, or should they just mind their own business? Dr. Phil weighs in on these controversial subjects. Share your thoughts, join the discussion.
