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Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Of Kids and Dicks It seems that I have been discussing about kids and parenting with a couple of my friends recently. Ya granted, being parents is a tough job, probably the toughest in the world, but the sense of satisfaction is also the greatest when you see your child growing up fine and proper, earning their ground in their subsequent society.
It's tough to be a kid nowadays as well. As such, I would gladly like to thank whatever divine forces that coaxed my mum into giving birth to me in the era of Care Bears, Little Ponies and Poly Pockets. No portable consoles, no branded fanciful Esprit baby wear, no maids acting as slaves serving the Royal Little Emperor/Empress. All-in-all, I kinda like the no-nonsense kind of bringing-up that I had.
Mr Black when he was god-knows-how-old. Back in the days of baby tees with flowery embroideries. Say cheese. Today, children face things that are entirely new. But it can't be helped, isn't it? As the society grows (something which I remained skeptical about), the people in the society progresses with the advent of technology. Children of this era had a lot to boot, but they had to live with expectations way over their 1.2m frame. For this, they are pretty pitiful to begin with. I was just chatting with a couple recently and they told me something about their son which sounded rather funny. They had said that the young boy had walked to his mother, tall and dignified, and had asked her a question, "Mom, I bet you don't know what a dick is." His mom had reacted as if she had just heard macabre tales of torture in Iraqi prisons. I bet I would know what a dick is, but my face would have been caught in a state between a laugh and a expression of disbelief.
Children are smart nowadays. Give them a dictionary and they will give you the meaning of THE word you always say, but didn't know the exact meaning.
On a different note, kids learn off their parents when they are young. If you waved your fist at a person driving at 60km/h on the fast lane, your child sitting behind would most probably interpret it as a sign of strength. His own fist would most probably appear in front of his classmate's face when he refuses to let your son copy his work. Watch the clip below and you'll understand the impact of parents on their children. Children see. Children do.
Children see. Children do. Applies for both the good and the bad.
Whatever, it is, set a good example for the children. This not only applies pertinently to parents, but also to people in constant contact with young children, like teachers, mentors, friends. Just take note of that.
N Black Sey @
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