Other People's Kids!!!

Yes, it really annoys me to no end when someone else tries to tell me how to raise my own kids. It especially annoys me when it comes from a person who does not have any of their own; what do they possibly know about it?..."Homeschooling is a freedom that some people choose, if you don't like it fine! Some families are religious and actually (gasp) love their kids enough to want to raise them that way...other parents aren't, and want to raise their kids accordingly..."....Okay, what the heck does that mean? I'm Christian and I love my kids plenty. I do not homeschool them, I can't. I could teach them anything I needed to at the levels they are at right now, kindergarten and first grade, but when they reach highschool level, you have things like algebra. I don't understand algebra and did poorly at it. I certainly can not teach it. I don't think it would be fair or right to my kids to homeschool them until they reached that level, and then suddenly throw them into a regular school environment either. So I do not homeschool..I realize that you said both ways were right. But they way you wrote it sounds like if you are Christian or religious, you homeschool your kids because you love them more, and if you don't homeschool your kids, you are not Christian and or love your kids less...What does that mean?

You know I do agree with you to a point. I do think that everyone has a right to raise their child as the see fit, as long as their methods don't cause the harm to another person or that child. Meaning if they are rasing their child to be a hateful or violent toward people or animals or property. Or if that chids behavior is rude or disruptive. Those are the only times I have an issue with how someone parents their child. Outside of that do what you do.

I think we should all spend less time criticizing parents and more time supporting and encouraging them. Parenting is a difficult challenge and needs the support of the people around them. As far as I'm concerned most parents do the best they can and that is good enough. I have never heard anyone say they want to have kids so they can screw them up. Let's educate everyone about good communication skills, how to be firm, fair, and consistent with each other, and congratulate parents on what they do right, like proving their children's basic needs, encouraging them to learn, keeping them safe in an unsafe world.

I believe its your own choice to raise your children the way you want them to be. Listening to other peoples comments and suggestions just add up to a parents confusion. I'd say they better mind their own business and raise their own kid. If they don't want a tongue lash coming from you then they better mind their own business right?

agreed that people are too opinionated and self righteous in regards to this subject. personally i don't advocate home schooling a child because all the people i've known who were home schooled had some sort of social anxiety. however i'm not going to generalize and assume that's always the case. i think the main problem i have with other people's kids is that they are just annoying!

Its because everyone else does it WRONG!!! haha ;-D But seriously, we're not raising children, we are raising good, decent adults. And you do what you need to do to get there. Even if others don't agree with the way you parent your children. I don't agree with a lot of my friends parenting skills, but that doesn't make either of us a bad parent.

I think people generally tend to think that their way of doing things is the right way! I would never try to tell anyone how to raise their kids. That doesn't mean I can't disapprove, but I keep my opinions to myself. Part of the trouble with kids today is that we can't take them out to the woodshed anymore!

Kids are kids, no matter who's they are. Kids have very pure heart, they would not even hesitate to say what they fell about their parents or other people. They don't know what is right or what is wrong. They do things if they find enough excitement to that. It like to have GOD in house if you have kids at your place. I just love kids, and all small stuff they do to make you and other people feel happy.

Great post! I so agree with you. We are gradually giving away all our rights as parents as more and more laws are passed.