Valda, I have to agree - I was as strict with my children when they were little, as my parents and my husband's parents were with us, and our grandchildren are now being taught to behave properly too. There is nothing worse, or more calculated to aggravate, than undisciplined children running round disturbing others - and sometimes parents and relations forget that what is "cute" at four years of age, can be revoltingly naughty at ten years - or even older!
Another thing which tends to irritate me is when children interrupt when their parents are talking - we were taught, and we taught our children, to wait until a conversation came to a 'natural break' - even then, we weren't allowed to intrude, but to say "Excuse me, but......." It is not the children's fault that they are undisciplined, but it doesn't make one like the child any better, when it is the parents fault for the lack of discipline! Carol - in a warm and sunny - but quite windy - East Anglia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Valda Kemp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 2:15 AM Subject: [lace-chat] May I be excused/nostalgia > I used to say to my children (all three of them) I was here first, > therefore I am the boss and you have to adjust to my life, not I to yours. > It worked, at least most of the time. The society today is much too > permissive and not strict enough with the children. > > Valda > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
