Fool’s Who?

Ok, I'm something of a skeptic. I've spent all day thinking about the fact that it's April Fool's Day. Fell for a couple odd jokes as well along the way. However, given the line of work I'm in, nothing that a customer wants surprises me anymore. That, however, is a topic for another day.

What I don't get is everyone trying so desperately to be funny. Most of this crap isn't funny, not even slightly. Granted, I looked at everything I read today with a jaded eye. If they keep pushing these stories forward on a real news site on any day but today, I'll be absolutely sickened. All I can say is, "Thank GAWD it's almost over."

I'm all for a good joke, but nothing I saw today even remotely resembled a "good joke."

Rabid Parents

There are many opinions in the world. And there are many parents who are rational and sane most of the time. Until . . . someone criticizes their children or parenting styles. Then the gloves come off.

Every parent needs to do what they think is right for their child. Every child is different and may have different needs. I do not presume to know anyone else's situation with their child. I only know my own. I read . . . a lot. There are many parenting sites, articles and blogs for anyone to peruse at any given time.

Where the conflict comes in is when someone states something emphatically: do this for your child, don't do that for your child, to spank or not to spank, home school or not, medicate or not, discipline or not. Get a grip folks. What's right for your family and child may not be right for someone else's family or child. I see this daily where a comment on a blog or even just a comment on a blog will spark a rabid attack. No holds barred. Then people start taking sides and it's an all out war.

Few things can really push our buttons like opinions on raising children. I just hope I remember that as I continue my journey through raising our son. And you know what . . . I'm not telling you how to raise your kid either.