Be nice to your kids...

I have to worry more about my wife. She's the one who'll do the choosing and she's younger than all of my kids.

Yes, I've seen the bumper sticker in a rear car window. I read it but I didn't give it a lot of thought, because if I ever get to that stage, I shall want some say in the matter. My kids had better respect that too, or there'll be trouble. he he he. Brightest Blessings.

yes I have heard it before and I am nice to my kid and he knows it, he is 32 years old now but he is not nice to me. I don't know what I ever did wrong, but oh well such is life I just accept it.

I have either seen it written or I heard it, I am not sure which. I think it may be good advice overall, but I know some people who were very nice to their kids, in fact,too nice and when they needed their kids help, they were in for a rude awakening. The kids all of a sudden were just too busy to deal with them and their problems. One "child" was planning on putting her parents in a nursing home when they turned 50(this was while they were still in their early 40's!). As it turns out,the parents are in their 60's and still taking care of the grown "child". They both are having major health problems and should they need to go to anursing home I dread to see where she will send them.

I worked in Nursing homes for many years. Then I went to homecare where I really could make a difference. Yes I've thought about this and I am here to say my parents will Never live in a nursing home, nor will I. I will find a way out first. It is the most degrading and humiliating experience for any one. It's like puppy mills and dog or pig farms. People are warehoused and even thow there are people that work there that really do care and want to make a difference, their hands are tied because of lack of qualified staffing, not enough money, poor administration and lack of public concern. It's sad that there's so much protest over animal conditions ( not that it isn't warented), but; how often do you here about the condition of nursing homes? It's another one of those subjects no-one wants to talk about because it might mean sacrifice. Everytime a bill goes to congress in this regarded it's either mutilated or put down. The best thing for everyone concerned is more energy put into home care. Patient do better, families tend to be more participating, and the individual care giver can give one on one attention To answere your question about the saying, It's all over on bumper stickers, bill boards, etc.

I haven't seen it before but then nonetheless, I think one should be nice to their kids all the same. I mean even if it is only friends, you still won't treat them bad and your kids are your family and obviously they worth to receive more care and love from you. Actually, the more you treat them good, the more they will pay you back when you get old by caring you more.

i never read about this sign before... but for me, regardless whether they will take care of me when i grow old or not, i will still treat my children nice and raised them well as it is my responsibilities... just like what my parents had done to me, i will do the same thing as well to my children when i have one in the future... take care and have a nice day...

"Mother is the name of God on the hearts and lips of children" someone once said. I'm hoping Father ranks a pretty close 2nd. ;p It's sad, really, that humanity needs so many cliches and maxims to simply remember to Love one another... Great post. Thanks for that.

We really need to be nice and a good mother to our kids. I don't have kids yet but sooner or later I will in the future as I am in 30 years old now and in a serious relationship. In our country, our culture has the responsibility to take care of our aged parents. I was a maltreated child when I was younger and I have developed hatred with my mother in the recent years. I was a good and obedient child but my mother has a deviant behavior that nobody can tell whats really wrong with her. She said she doesn't need a psychologist as she is normal though her actions are not beyond social norms so therefore she isn't normal as others have seen and said. My other sisters don't really love her though they are feeding her but they don't really take good care of her. Now that she is getting older, she is yearning for love and care. Her sisters hate her, my father and my 2 sisters also do. I don't know how will be her old life would be as she never work and doesn't have a retirement plan either. There is nobody to blame but herself. If we want to be loved by our children, we must know how to love and take care of them while they are still young so that when they grow old... they will also give back the love and care we have given to them. Karma--what you give is what you'll get.

It is very true. Its always good to be nice to kids. But it does not mean just say yes to whatever they do. But children also should be treated with dignity. Otherwise later it will come back to the parents only.

For any caring and lovely parents, who really appreciate how he or she was being brought up will definitely know the kids needs total and absolute care and lasting parentage attentions. It could not be over-emphasised in human life

I think the first time i saw that bumper sticker my daughter was in jr. high. It has always made sence to me. Humorous at the same time.

Oh, yes I have seen it. I think it may have been on a bumper sticker as a matter of fact. I do give it thought from time to time. Hope my grand daughter doesn't have a hand in the decision either. She and I are constantly at it. She doesn't like me setting expectations and boundaries. Her mother is like milk toast. My daughter will know what to do. What is in her heart will be fine by me. I have faith in her.

i am from the philippines and we, one child from the family, stays with the parents to make sure that they are taken cared of in old age. however, we are exposed to a lot of media here and i also know that the lifestyle in the west is so much different. many work there nonstop (due to availability of more jobs, believe me it is true there than here) and due to the high cost of living that many people there, even though they love their parents resort to putting them in nursing homes where they would have more interaction with people their age. i think life in nursing homes isn't so bad as long as the nursing home is okay...

I have thought of this quite often. I have a couple of relative whom I love, but who still drive me NUTS sometimes, and the thought of this always brings a smile to my face. LOL The ironic thing is that I married an older man (3 years older tahn my father! LOL) and we joke about this. I keep telling him that it's a good thing I came along and saved him, or else his kids could be saying the same thing. LOL LOL LOL