Children are to be seen and not heard!!

I have seen that out of parents, but I haven't really been exposed to it by grandparents. I bet it was hard to have to be like that when you were a child and visited them. I was raised by my grandparents on my dad's side and my dad and uncle used to say they were very different when they were raising me than with them. My dad and uncle said they were much more laid back and tolerate than they were when they were younger. I see a lot of that in myself too as I get older. I remember lessons that they had for me where they wouldn't have taken any other opinion on, but they weren't really presented as orders. I am fixing to be a MeeMee and now that you have started this discussion, I am going to take extra precautions not to seem that way.

That is some old people still to this day. I don't think child should just be seen and not heard. Children are very bright some times and a lot of the times they can be correct about things that us adults are not. My children's grandparents don't rush them or at least not that I've notice my daughter being rushed to play things. After all for most of them this is there great granddaughter or second grandchild or even first grandchild.

It is a pity that I have never seen my grandparents,and I have never haven chance to feel their love,but I thank them for giving me a so good dad!

I don't know about this but I grew up with my grandmother and she practically made me do whatever I please. It's my parents (mostly my mom) who does the discipline and gets angry whenever I try to steal the show or butt in when the adults are speaking. She didn't tell me that in verbatim but I have a feeling that as a kid back then, I have no business except being ordered what to do and what not to do. I think this kind of mentality is now slowly disappearing (at least in my environment and society). Children now are sometimes very independent in actions and thinking. The often received no attention from their parents and let technology entertain them. The authority in parents, in my opinion and based on m,y observations, because they are losing their children against video games, Facebook and other technology and because some parents don't try to establish authority (not exactly strict and dictatorial). This lack of authority can stem from being absence at home or plain indifference. Somehow, this mentality of being not heard and not seen is also observable but in a new twist. Children now cannot be seen or heard without the authority factor of the parent. They go their own way and sometimes, parents cannot stop them from doing it.

I never experienced domineering grandparents. They are gone now and I miss their presence in my life. Grandpa was the person who gave the motivation to speak out my ideas, to gain knowledge from reading books and to be heard at all times. Grandma was the one who taught me never to look down on anyone's misfortunes and to treat people equally without considering differences in race, color or creed. They taught me the right values early in life and I owe them a lot for what I am now. Grandpa would always listen to my ideas and will motivate me to strive hard in order to succeed. He was an example of honesty and hard work. My grandparents provided me with the love and attention that my parents were not able to provide. When I am faced with problems, I always remember them for they were the ones who always gave me the right directions.

My sister used to always say that children who are seen and not heard have just done something awful. I never got to see my grand parents very much growing up. Atlantic ocean was a big obstacle. I don't recall them very interesting to be around as a child. I wish they had spent more time telling us stories. I'm sure they had a ton to tell given a chance.