Comments on: “My Concern is My Child” http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:43:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Pete http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Pete Fri, 18 May 2007 22:55:46 +0000 http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/05/17/my-concern-is-my-child/#comment-286 There you go! Now you got the idea... Sounds like a good story?? There you go! Now you got the idea… Sounds like a good story??

]]> By: themolk http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/comment-page-1/#comment-282 themolk Fri, 18 May 2007 19:48:12 +0000 http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/05/17/my-concern-is-my-child/#comment-282 Pete... protecting my kids already from... you mean, like from MY parents...? Pete… protecting my kids already from… you mean, like from MY parents…?

]]> By: Pete http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Pete Fri, 18 May 2007 05:54:30 +0000 http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/05/17/my-concern-is-my-child/#comment-284 That's an anger-inspiring link, Mr Molks! As the song says, "The world is full of stupid people". As for you comment about your own kids, you may well have to defend them <i>against</i> the stupidity of others. That's more my point I guess. This year, I'm battling (although that's overdramatising it a bit) the <i>kids-must-do-homework myth</i> that our educational system perpetrates. Wierdly, many of the teachers I speak with agree with me (ie., that homework's value for primary/elementary school and junior high students is questionable; that it interferes with children's family time and their psychological & developmental need to have UNstructured time; that parents are not tutors, nor can we understand what the hell the teacher's questions mean half the time any better than our 2nd grader can; etc.) I think you'll find that there's heaps you actually step in to protect your little ones from already, mate. Markk, why don't you pretend to be a parent and gives us one of your own... Bunk, your blog gives me much needed chuckles; thanks! Appreciate the visit and comment too - not really sure where Jack was going with his editorial, and the title was just a little cynical for me... That’s an anger-inspiring link, Mr Molks! As the song says, “The world is full of stupid people”.

As for you comment about your own kids, you may well have to defend them against the stupidity of others. That’s more my point I guess.

This year, I’m battling (although that’s overdramatising it a bit) the kids-must-do-homework myth that our educational system perpetrates. Wierdly, many of the teachers I speak with agree with me (ie., that homework’s value for primary/elementary school and junior high students is questionable; that it interferes with children’s family time and their psychological & developmental need to have UNstructured time; that parents are not tutors, nor can we understand what the hell the teacher’s questions mean half the time any better than our 2nd grader can; etc.)

I think you’ll find that there’s heaps you actually step in to protect your little ones from already, mate.

Markk, why don’t you pretend to be a parent and gives us one of your own…

Bunk, your blog gives me much needed chuckles; thanks! Appreciate the visit and comment too – not really sure where Jack was going with his editorial, and the title was just a little cynical for me…

]]> By: themolk http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/comment-page-1/#comment-285 themolk Fri, 18 May 2007 02:22:53 +0000 http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/05/17/my-concern-is-my-child/#comment-285 In the same vein, both substantially tragic and pure gold, check out this... http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=227393 In the same vein, both substantially tragic and pure gold, check out this…

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=227393

]]> By: themolk http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/comment-page-1/#comment-283 themolk Thu, 17 May 2007 21:30:35 +0000 http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/05/17/my-concern-is-my-child/#comment-283 As yet, haven't needed to (people are so forgiving of 2 year olds for some reason!). But trust me... they are my kids... I KNOW I will have to defend them for some stupid thing they've done! ;) As yet, haven’t needed to (people are so forgiving of 2 year olds for some reason!). But trust me… they are my kids… I KNOW I will have to defend them for some stupid thing they’ve done! ;)

]]> By: Markk http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Markk Thu, 17 May 2007 10:34:56 +0000 http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/05/17/my-concern-is-my-child/#comment-287 A good question, Pete. I'll be interested to read the other responses. A good question, Pete. I’ll be interested to read the other responses.

]]> By: Bunk http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/my-concern-is-my-child-2/comment-page-1/#comment-281 Bunk Thu, 17 May 2007 06:32:32 +0000 http://www.freakedoutfathers.com/2007/05/17/my-concern-is-my-child/#comment-281 Jack Marx has seious problems. I hope he doesn't pass them on to his kids. I despise people who decide that they want to have children, and then don't take the great responsibility to raise them themselves. Children are not pets. For people like Mr. & Mrs. Marx, to abandon their own children to be raised by others, whether in a "Nursury," a "Day Care Center" or "Preschool," and then to complain about it, is hypocracy of the worst kind. They don't deserve to be called parents, and should be called for what they are: obnoxious selfish breeders. God help their children... Jack Marx has seious problems. I hope he doesn’t pass them on to his kids.

I despise people who decide that they want to have children, and then don’t take the great responsibility to raise them themselves. Children are not pets.

For people like Mr. & Mrs. Marx, to abandon their own children to be raised by others, whether in a “Nursury,” a “Day Care Center” or “Preschool,” and then to complain about it, is hypocracy of the worst kind. They don’t deserve to be called parents, and should be called for what they are: obnoxious selfish breeders. God help their children…

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