Mommy's OK, Just Keep Eating Everyone

Here's a fun topic. Children. Most of the people whom are reading this know of my opinion of small children, but to clarify/tell those who are reading this that do not personally know me (A gal can dream, right?) this is how I feel about the wonderful bundles of joy that most call children.

I have no problem with cute kids. Everyone enjoys the little girl or boy that toddles around or says the darndest things. But then there are the kids that are quite possibly directly from the loins of Satan. You know who I'm talking about. The kids that scream their heads off while in a public place or the kids that talk obnoxiously loud in church. I can partly blame this on their parents lack of discipline. I mean I know you're supposed to ignore your child's "pay attention to me" crys because they need to learn they cannot always get what they want, but when this teaching method comes at the expense of every single person within a thirty mile radius (slight exaggeration) then I am no longer supportive. Take your child outside, use violence, do anything to shut them up because you are now interrupting my dinner, and much like any normal person I would like to eat my meal in the normal conditions that are expected of a restaurant atmosphere unless you are at a steakhouse or Chuck E Cheese.

Parenting skills are a whole other topic. Most people think that they should never use violence when parenting. By violence I mean spanking. Yes, I said it. Spank your child. Personally, I believe the best way to keep your kids in check is to intimidate them. Let them know you are the boss, and you mean business! (Lewis and Daggett) If a child is intimidated by you then they will do everything they can to not upset you, ultimately making them good children. Everyone wins. Some people take this too far and become the parents that constantly yell at their children. This is what I like to call overkill, so you need to know moderation. Blasphemy, this is America, there is no moderation! Oh, but there is my friend.

By now you may be thinking, "Wow Erin, never have kids because I do not think you really understand what being a parent means." My reply to that is, I think I will be a good parent because my kids will be the ones that everyone enjoys being around. So ha! in your face reader. I hope I have not lost anyone because that was just self defense. I am not going to let your thoughts bully me. I digress, I just believe people should actually parent their children and enjoy being around them instead of trying to pass them off to their parents (the child's grandparents) because that teaches the kids that they can get away with everything. Let's face it, grandparents are huge softies. Kids need to have structure, discipline, and know that that are not in charge. At this point I am questioning my expertise because I am not a parent. This is all hypothetical parenting, so I hope this is all taken with a grain of salt.

This is all about parenting, so I will make a later post about my family of champions due to the lengthiness of this post.