So I’ve been thinking about this a lot….
UPFRONT DISCLOSURE: This is my blog, and my OPINION. Nothing I try to write here is intended to be construed as fact. The following is a grossly over-exaggerated stereo-type from my very own point of view. But I think it has some validity (maybe only a wee bit, and that is really only the amount of validity anyone’s opinion has anyways, right?).
I give that disclosure because it seems like most things others observe these days are put out there as “the truth” because they are observing a small portion of the population and then making conclusions about said portion, and applying it to ALL. Therefore creating new stereotypes…
Okay, enough rambling on about opinion vs. fact. ON TO MY THOUGHTS ON:
Ta Da….
My observations about those who don’t want to be taxed and do not wish to help anyone who is “lazy”—which seems to mean “ALL people living in poverty.”
1. They give their kids anything they want to keep them quiet.
Examples through a child’s lifetime:
- Toddler throws a fit in a store, they don’t want a scene or to be embarrassed so they buy the kid what they want.
- Elementary kid says they are the “only kid without an iPhone”, they don’t want their kid to be the outsider or loser, so they buy the iPhone.
- Teenager complains incessantly about not having a car, they get tired of fighting with their kid (and having to drive them around) so they buy them a car.
- College graduate cannot find a job so they move back into their parents’ home rent-free, with free food and laundry services.
2. They give their kids rewards for doing what they should do.
Examples through a child’s lifetime:
- Toddler says their first word, they buy him/her a new toy.
- Elementary kid starts in sports and wins every game and every kid gets a big trophy.
- Teenager gets paid for each “A” or “B” or “C” depending upon that family’s definition of “achievement”.
- College graduate receives new car for graduating.
They are teaching their OWN kids to stick their hand out for a free ride! These kids make it to age 21 and haven’t rightfully earned a thing in their life. Someday, these same kids may become part of the workforce (if the right strings are pulled by Daddy & Mommy) and expect their jobs to be easy and well-paying.
So I ask you, if these families are choosing to raise their kids by giving them handouts without requiring any effort or work on the child’s part, why are we listening to their warped view of how to treat the rest of humanity?? I think they are lazy parents, raising lazy kids who don’t know how hard it may be to pull yourself up out of a bad situation. They are too lazy to expand their view of others who may have just fallen on hard times b/c they want to lump all folks in poverty into the same “lazy” category.
Okay, discussion is now open, b/c I want to hear other views so that I can change my opinion if necessary to advance the good of society….but please be gentle (remember my disclosure?). also see: http://sheilasjumpinoff.blogspot.com/2011/09/closed-minds-are-making-me-crazy.html
