It featured an audience full of preggos. It was disgusting. And of course they got free stuff. SUV strollers and some other garbage that they don't need.
I cringe to think of all of those babies being born. 6,706,993,152... 6,706,993,153... 6,706,993,154... 6,706,993,155...
Overpopulation isn't my only problem. It's the modern parenting styles by which most of these kids will be raised: Helicopter parenting, attachment parenting, gentle discipline (read: no discipline) and extended breastfeeding, just to name a few. No wonder kids today are so overindulged, greedy, selfish, lazy, cruel and disrespectful. Back in my day, kids didn't act that way for the most part. We knew what we'd get if we did.
Mothers Day can suck my ass. Isn't motherhood supposed to be "it's own reward" or some such shit? All it is is a 'holiday' made up by card companies and perpetrated by various industries to guilt people into throwing exorbitant amounts of money at overpriced, impractical, pre-fabricated, impersonal gifts.
You know, nobody blubbers about fatherhood and Father's Day the way they do motherhood and Mother's Day. I guess that's because, by and large, men are considered to be bumbling, brutish, incompetent ninnies who are incapable of caring for a rock. Society (especially baby-rabid women) these days views men with children as nothing more than a hapless sperm donor there to provide financial support. Glorified sugar daddies. Marital prostitution. 'Tis a shame, really. No wonder so many fathers feel disillusioned and either leave their families or fuck around on their childed wives. Look at how they're treated.
Here's an interesting poll from a forum. This seems to be the general consensus across the board, as I see evidence of it in everyday society.
Friday, May 8, 2009
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I agree with you on the minimization of a father's role in the life of a child. Octo-mom pretty much demonstrated some of society's disregard for the importance of a man in the upbringing of children. Just watch any of the successful family sitcoms and you will see fathers reduced to fat, bumbling, stuttering, beer-swilling idiots who never get ANYTHING right and their thin, clever, and extremely intelligent wives have to step in and save the day. I feel bad that my husband has to live with that stereotype.
I also agree that there is minimized importance on Father's day, but I think that is from the assumption that men don't want or need as big a fuss made over them and their accomplishments as parents. My own husband really doesn't care too much about the celebration and honestly my own preference for mother's day is not to spend it celebrating my motherhood but to take an opportunity to spend some time remembering my life before children. In fact, this past mother's day I spent part of the day alone in my bedroom finishing a good book like I would've done 5 years ago on a Sunday.
Regarding discipline, it is not always the fault of the parents that it is put on the back burner. Unfortunately, the stigmatization of any discipline other than the token time-out has made some people afraid to take the hard line with their children. Most parents want to do the best by their children and it is hard to do something different when the "experts" are telling you that you may be doing lasting emotional damage to your children if you don't do it their way. This is something I struggle with every day in disciplining my son.
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