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As the mother of two young children, I worry about the world I'm supposed to set them free into. So, instead of sitting here and getting walked on by my kids, I'm known as a hard ass. I make sure my girls are nice, polite young children. They get punished for not only hitting but for rudeness. I expect my five yr old to clean her room. My grandmother would be proud, I'm her type of mother.
What does all this have to do with school shootings? I do believe that it is a reflection of todays lack of general parenting skills. Recently, here in RI, a 6 yr old was suspended for one day for kicking her teacher. The girl's father appealed the decision and took the case before the school board claiming the punishment was too harsh. He is quoted as saying "How could I look at my daughter when she was grown and have her ask 'Why didn't you do everything to protect me?'" His best bet for protecting her would be to teach her that it's wrong to harm anybody (especially authority figures) and to take responsibility for her actions. That's what so much of this is about- responsibility. Or rather a lack there of.
I could go on for quite a while as I feel rather strongly about this subject. I won't get into the public school aspect. I will finish by saying we all need to step up and be good examples for the next generations. They learn what we teach them.
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