Raising kids in our evolving technical world....
is the single hardest thing I will ever do as a parent.
Having to leave work early this week to go home and referee a fight that had ensued between my teens, I struggled with the punishment.
Can you relate?
No TV....no big deal they have phones and computers to watch on.
No Phones... I have gotten a land line for my husbands business that can be used, but this is a foreign concept to them and usually ignore the ringing of the phone not understanding what that noise is. If they are outside they would not know, or know how, to check the phone for a message. Most of us do not take the time to memorize numbers any longer and rely solely on our phones and Facebook for communication. So when trying to figure out rides and schedules they are at a loss as how to do that because, "the number is in the phone." They also use the phones for alarms to wake them and remind themselves of upcoming appointments. If they fall back asleep after I awaken them when leaving the house y may not wake up until 12n or later. I feel I am punishing myself more than them by taking away the phone
No Car...it is hard to explain to the child with the use of the car that the only reason it was purchased was to make my life easier. It allows me the freedom to work a full 40 hour week without having to rush out and get a kid to practice, or take time off to get them to the dentist.
So here ends my rant. I took the Phones, unplugged the internet and TV's, and the car is only used to take younger sibling to and from practice.
Good mom or bad mom? Suffice it to say I have to lock myself in my bedroom at night so I do not get asked a zillion times, "when can I have my phone back?"
My kneejerk reaction is when hell freezes over!
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