I think that nowadays, as people are having kids (whether they be 19 or 35 years in age), they all have the attitude of "I want to give what they didn't get". And that's fine-but make sure that your child has earned what they get-not everything that they want is a necessity. I know that in this day and age, we are advanced with technology and things like that (as it was mentioned before my post), but parents need to take the role as PARENT and decide on what to get for their children and not let society/"what my friends all have" be the judge. Just because your child's friend got a Playstation 2 does not mean that your child needs one as well. When I was coming up, I had to earn the things that I received-my mama always said "I gave you life-that was your right. Now the other things you want-that is a priviledge that you must earn."
Some parents are letting their child take the upper hand and call some of the shots-and as a result, today's teenagers are as wild as a female dog in heat (excuse the simile), and they end up on Ricki Lake/Maury crying about their situation. We need to bring back the old-school ways of parenting, the "Big Mama's" of the family, and the whuppins as well. Whuppins will be in full effect once I start having children
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