Pamela Anderson wrote that she hopes her boys (age 13 and 15) practice safe sex and try drinking and drugs in moderation. I am sure there was more to her post than that however that is all the media is reporting. I read a letter a mother wrote to her infant son, in the future if he comes out to her that she will love him and the partner he chooses. Alicia Silverstone made headlines by pre-chewing her babies food and then spitting it into his mouth. Parenting is hard and I couldn't imagine doing it in the public eye. So celebrity moms, reality show moms, internet sensation moms, I stand with you, make good decisions and raise your children well, ignoring what the world has to say about it.
My children are growing up in a world that is very different than the one I knew as a child in small town Tennessee. Big city California is a land of concrete. There was a time when my children wouldn't walk on grass barefooted because it felt weird to them. So many things are different now.
-They can't run around and play because of the dangers of being run over by a bus or kidnapped by a pedophile.
-They don't explore their world because there are real dangers out there.
-Instead of teaching the rules of duck-duck goose and freeze tag, we are instilling in them what to do if a stranger tries to approach you.
-Neighbors and family friends do not discipline other people's children in fear of law suits.
When my husband and I were newly married and without children we went to eat at a local restaurant in Tennessee. A toddler escaped from his seat and took off running for the door. Seeing him coming I put out my arm and caught him, scooping him up until his parents got there. They thanked me repeatedly and took him back to their table. My husband sat stunned as this happened. He cautioned me to never touch anyone's child in California. I didn't understand? I was protecting him from running out the door and into a busy parking lot. It didn't matter, I realized that things were very different and I was going to need to learn a different way of socialization.
I say give parenting a try before you make comments about how it is done and how it should be done.
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