Observing Quietly

The beginning to an end. The last day of school has bitter sweet taste. Great no bedtime~good for them bad for me. I still have to work. Im bored will come within the first week of being off. What can I do and work is not an option. Though they have shown an interest in making money this year. Probably because mom won't pay for all their wants. Not a bad thing.

All their wants~and I do mean wants. I sat yesterday at a ball game and I heard a constant whining of "mom Im hungry could you get this or that". This wasn't my boys either. OMG you boys are suppose to be playing a ball game. Back in the day (and I did play baseball with the boys) we sat on the bench in the dug out and rooted on our team. There was no contact with your parents, for your coach was the most important person out there. You listen to him and only him. What has happened to the respect? We are losing it? Or are we as parents, coaches, adults not expecting it?

I have recently learned through a friend the importance of respect. Respect that children should have for you. Respect of a significant other, respect of oneself. We are a point in this world that it is not just given, it needs to be asked for first? When did that change? When you where an adult it is just there? No questions asked. Now it needs to be earned? Why? Have our standards sunk so low? Are we less that we have to ask more?

Or are we raising our children to be less respectful? Giving them more of everything has that lead them to expect more without working for it? Tough love~I believe in it. But as I look around at others, I am not so sure I am in the majority. Give, give and give some more~does not make Johnny a rich boy but it may make him "fat".

Quietly making observations at the ball game.