tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post3309559732706608638..comments2024-03-27T19:51:28.984-07:00Comments on The Burrow: They're Just KidsAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-47520742638799104532013-01-03T22:22:52.180-07:002013-01-03T22:22:52.180-07:00Amen, sister. Amen, sister. Karinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-17403619713824485782012-12-22T14:45:25.719-07:002012-12-22T14:45:25.719-07:00For 19 years I taught the kids raised by wolves. I...For 19 years I taught the kids raised by wolves. I taught 10th graders for 19 of my 21 years at the inner city high school, and it was like boot camp. I got the kids who were like all the rest of the students: rough, unruly, rude. I fought hard for one year with them and turned that around. They became disciplined, polite, and caring. It took an immense amount of work that also took its toll on my health, and I sometimes thought I should just say, "forget about it," but then I got them back in their senior year, and they were the best students in the school. The cared about each other and wanted to give back to the community. They were polite. They dressed well. The other faculty members often said I got the best students. I had to remind them that I got what everyone else got, I just worked hard to make my 40 or so kids into the very best. We can all do it, but it's hard work to undo what the wolves have done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-86727208907339334362012-12-21T18:08:10.274-07:002012-12-21T18:08:10.274-07:00Amen, sister! I am always saying that someone was...Amen, sister! I am always saying that someone was "raised by wolves."Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-56261816983326820182012-12-21T10:59:32.471-07:002012-12-21T10:59:32.471-07:00I'm all about manners and being kind to others...I'm all about manners and being kind to others. My daughters hold open the doors for others and they are extremely polite. When they were younger and in day care, one of my proudest moments as their mother came in the comment from the Assistant Director, "Your girls are the politest children I've ever seen". I was so thrilled to hear that. Some people look at holding doors open as a throw back to chivalry, but I consider it the right thing to do. I often see moms trying to hold the door open while trying to push a stroller through it and if I'm there, I always help. Helping out others and being polite costs nothing, but it's so valuable. :)<br /><br />I'm still not understanding how these other parents were so unengaged with their children. I go into my kids rooms all the time. I'm constantly going through their backpacks. They are not able to hide anything from me. ;)<br /><br />As they become teenagers, I will reinforce that even more. I will encourage them to think of others and I want them to be upfront and honest with me. Keeping communication open will defuse any issues that may arise. <br /><br />I'm angry that we have hover parents and then we have parents that are so uninvolved with their children. How the heck could you not notice your child building a bomb in your garage? Those parents were oblivious to what was going on around them or totally uninvolved in their child's life. So very sad. <br /><br />I do not let the "they are only kids" ever get by me. My children may just be kids, but they are treat others how they want to be treated. Being a child is no excuse for poor manners. <br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend, AB. <br /><br /><br />Megan xxx<br />MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-64764268384018421232012-12-21T09:24:43.008-07:002012-12-21T09:24:43.008-07:00Welcome back, Thormoo! You and Kenju and I could ...Welcome back, Thormoo! You and Kenju and I could take our kids anywhere, couldn't we? Brag Brag Brag.... but not really. We just set the rules and stuck to them. It's not easy, but it's worth it.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-76524615787201327552012-12-21T08:17:21.355-07:002012-12-21T08:17:21.355-07:00I could not agree more either. Starting early and ...I could not agree more either. Starting early and reinforcing it every day is necessary. My son (at about age 8) was invited for a sleepover and for dinner. I cautioned him to mind his manners, never believing for a minute that he would. The next day, the mom called me, bragging about my boy and asking me how I trained him so well. She said she had never seen better table manners from a child - especially a boy. I questioned whether she was actually speaking about my boy, but of course, I was very proud of him for showing that he could eat like a civilized person, and not a ravenous wolf (as he did at home.)kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-70323082358190221892012-12-21T08:07:55.601-07:002012-12-21T08:07:55.601-07:00I couldn't agree with you more.
Both of my chi...I couldn't agree with you more.<br />Both of my children are now grown and doing well, the oldest has two children of her own. But as teenagers they took issue with the fact that they had curfews, chores, high education expectations when it seemed like their friends did not. They used to tell my wife and I that we were the strictest parents in Holland, Michigan. We always took that as a compliment.<br /><br />It was never easy, I love my kids and wanted to spoil them...but I was raised to take responsibility for myself and my children so that is what I did, even when it would have been a lot easier to let them off the hook, we enforced the rules. Sure, we made mistakes but today both kids admit that they are glad we held them to a higher standard.<br /><br />thormoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123682411248034307noreply@blogger.com