tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520417522254048550.post3709229933352363039..comments2023-10-02T03:40:50.258-07:00Comments on jillysheep: Follow up to yesterdayJillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00104126307586066155noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520417522254048550.post-16254439645480528422009-02-18T10:39:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:39:00.000-08:00Keith - yes I remember Victor - and children DO ne...Keith - yes I remember Victor - and children DO need training - he was right.<BR/><BR/>NAM - The last Facebook party that went wrong the mother said she didn't like to refuse her daughter permission to have the party as she'd have done it anyway! I can remember lots of occasions when my parents said no to me. Even though I did at various times run out of a room screaming 'I hate you!' we all knew I didn't mean it. That sort of scene is just part of being a child.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104126307586066155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520417522254048550.post-52470331768518318362009-02-17T14:22:00.000-08:002009-02-17T14:22:00.000-08:00You're certainly right in implying that parents ar...You're certainly right in implying that parents are frightened of their own children - I've observed this over the last fifteen or so years at work, and it has me shaking my head in disbelief. They are seriously worried that if they deny the child anything then the child will not love them. This is not only wrong-headed, it's cruel to the kids. They want hugs and boundaries, and above all some consistency!NAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975998484831083527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520417522254048550.post-35509696917024866412009-02-17T11:26:00.000-08:002009-02-17T11:26:00.000-08:00Yeah I have to agree. It's like my late friend Vi...Yeah I have to agree. It's like my late friend Victor (remember him?) used to say: "Children are like dogs. They have to be trained." He had a point. KxxKeith (kcm)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13012662682711683850noreply@blogger.com