tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post8532503797837191999..comments2023-10-30T06:09:07.127-04:00Comments on My very last nerve: Teach Your Children WellGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00684328990767140199noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post-50410164010053001942010-03-08T12:04:03.078-05:002010-03-08T12:04:03.078-05:00I'm going to sound like a Judgey-McJudgerson h...I'm going to sound like a Judgey-McJudgerson here (not of you, G; you are absolutely doing the right thing by talking with your son), but you ask "where do they learn it?"<br /><br />They learn it at home.<br />They learn it from other boys at school.<br />They learn it from the TV and movies and video games.<br /><br />This is why we ALL have to talk to our kids — boys and girls. "how does this make you feel?" "what do you think about a person who acts like that?" "what would you do if someone talked to you like that?" Tell them what is wrong, what is right, what the best we want from them is. <br /><br />There's a lot going on right now about a certain football player in our town. And I keep thinking about the girl. And what I keep thinking is: "Dear God, let me raise my girls so that they have better judgement than that 20yo girl." If that were my daughter, I'd be just as mad at her (well, maybe not) for getting herself into this mess. I mean, I'd go to the mat for her. But, man, I'd be pissed, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post-83982233655578253702010-03-08T11:38:08.162-05:002010-03-08T11:38:08.162-05:00EXACTLY what Dan and I said when I read him your t...EXACTLY what Dan and I said when I read him your tweets the other day. It's one thing to raise a girl with enough self-respect to tell a guy like that to shove it, but it's also important to raise boys that treat girls well. The whole thing makes me want to throw up, argh.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999559155995270092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post-42361122484102174472010-03-05T10:34:51.115-05:002010-03-05T10:34:51.115-05:00You are so, so right in your last paragraph. 100% ...You are so, so right in your last paragraph. 100% right.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post-21173655098996482072010-03-04T18:57:42.215-05:002010-03-04T18:57:42.215-05:00Becky's best friend could be that girl. It'...Becky's best friend could be that girl. It's been a long few months here, dealing with so many issues. And yes - we need to all be responsible for our boys because all too often it's only the girls that people think of protecting. If we'd raise our boys right, we wouldn't have to worry so much about the girls.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post-7097115285101731072010-03-04T15:02:22.079-05:002010-03-04T15:02:22.079-05:00Son is 11 and you're right. its time to teach...Son is 11 and you're right. its time to teach him to be the right person. now to figure out how. LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569843147080971050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post-86291433393424552022010-03-04T14:25:37.323-05:002010-03-04T14:25:37.323-05:00I hate the fact it is almost a rite of passage for...I hate the fact it is almost a rite of passage for teenage girls to deal with boys like this. Some one us have to deal with them over and over before we say fuck it. <br /><br />I hope I raise my daughter that she learns to say it early.Logical Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00107961721466815295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111064072849484956.post-73451027912731619582010-03-04T14:00:11.129-05:002010-03-04T14:00:11.129-05:00I think the teen years are what scare me most abou...I think the teen years are what scare me most about having kids (and why I am so not ready). I can't believe how young these things start now. And I'm only 25 so it wasn't that long ago that I was in Junior High. Ack! Kudos to you on talking with your son about these things. If only every parent did the same.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204665431173748196noreply@blogger.com