When, as a society, did we determine that we were entitled to so many things? At what point in our history did we make the shift from a hard-working, grateful nation with Christian roots and values to the hodge-podge of rights, entitlements, and political correctness that we are swimming in today? I am disgusted every time I see children or adults behaving in a way that proves that they truly believe they have a right to anything that they want. When did the definition of "pursuit of happiness" become garbled into some extent of nonsense where everyone should have everything anyone else has...its like living in a land of 2 year olds!
Kevin and I have really had some serious discussions of late on how to appropriately teach our kids that there are consequences, often hard ones, and that you don't deserve things you work for them and earn them over time. We want children who are grateful, considerate of others, take their consequences solemnly and learn from them! Now if we just knew how to do this in a world where everything and everyone around them preaches the opposite...
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