Keeping it Together

February 29, 2008

Keeping it Together

By David Rice
driceonline@yahoo.com

There are basically 3 types of parents. Helicopters, drill sergeants, and consultants. A helicopter parent is one that is always hovering over their child and fixing their problems for them. They are the ones who drop everything because their child has forgotten their homework or their lunch money. They fix every situation because they believe that their child shouldn’t have to learn from their own mistakes. The drill sergeant always knows what to do. They always give orders and expect to be obeyed. They tend to be judgmental and critical. Any disagreement is tantamount to insubordination, so no discussion is tolerated. The consultant is the parent who is not afraid to let children learn from their own mistakes. These parents are there to teach their children the rules and help them make decisions. Which method is best? We will be discussing these parenting types in the future. I will now mention the other types of “parents”. These are the ones who have children because they think it makes them a man or fulfills them as women. This type of parent does not warrant much discussion at all. Any man who impregnates a woman or women, and then refuses to support their child/children, is no man at all. He is nothing more than a sperm donor and deserves little or no respect. A woman who decides for her own selfish reasons to have a child, isn’t much of a woman. She’s only thinking of herself. Being a parent requires years of unselfish love and work in order to help your child become a happy, productive individual. A real parent does what it takes to make this happen.
See you next week.

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