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Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:05 am to Revelator
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Current kids have everything imaginable growing up, aren’t forced to do chores, and their standard of living might drop if they leave the house, so why should they?
I'm 35
My kids are 6 & 7 and they have chores every day. It is small things, but we are teaching them. Wife and I were both poor growing up and I was homeless for about 8 months in my early 20s.
Hard work, personal responsibility, honesty with self and living below our means is all that pulled us from poor as frick to upper middle class. My kids will understand what it is like to work.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:08 am to anc
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My hypothesis on my nephew is that he grew up in such luxury that he does not want to leave his home of origin
Why don't they be responsible parents and make the kid leave home?
They're allowing this behavior to go on.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:11 am to Lawyered
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Why don't they be responsible parents and make the kid leave home?
They're allowing this behavior to go on.
Truth. I hate to crap on the OP's brother, but it sounds like he created this situation. Children don't grow up like that unless their parents allow it.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:12 am to anc
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My hypothesis on my nephew is that he grew up in such luxury that he does not want to leave his home of origin.
well my son grew up pretty pampered he did play football through 12th grade in a very competitive program and he was a solid rotational player in the two deep.
i payed for his college, bought him a brand new car when he graduated from high school, paid his rent in college and gave him an allowance, plus he had an american express gold card with his name on it for "emergencies" which i paid.
he was recruited by J.B. Hunt before he graduated from UofA with his B.S. in mathematics and statistics as a software engineer, hired as an intern and transitioned full time upon graduation starting at 75k. he's since been promoted married his college sweetheart and they just bought a house.
as for your nephew, i'd take a long look at your brother, probably his wife as well. have you considered the possibility that your nephew is an imbecile?
i know my sister has a phd in economics and her husband has a phd in economics both tenured, three girls, two turned out great, but their first kid is just a straight up idiot. she took 6 years to get through college, after she graduated she hitch hiked across america following some band, she got hooked on heroin and had an illegitimate baby.
they got the bonus package with that kid!
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:12 am to 257WBY
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If boys acted like boys in school, they’ve been medicated. We’ve cut the nuts off of boys in recent years. So sad.
This is probably the main reason our kids go to an all boy school.
They come home muddy, exhausted, and smelling like dogs and their teachers embrace and even encourage "boy play"
If the kids are being too rowdy and are having trouble sitting down they go run laps outside until they've worn the energy off and and can pay attention
My friends have girls at an all girl school and their girls will sit still, play tea party, etc...
Boys and girls are way too different at a young age to be taught the same way
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:18 am to anc
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My dad got up and said some choice words and my sister in law took my nephew and left.
There is the problem right there. On one had I feel sorry for your uncle, on the other he's allowed shite to get way out of hand. The mom and son are both getting what they want out of the deal....that kid ain't going anywhere.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:20 am to anc
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He has never had a meaningful relationship, he's addicted to porn and video games. My brother, who mentored me into a successful life, has allowed his own son to be like this. Which begs the question, has this happened en masse with this generation of young men?
It's very concerning on a national level how true this ^^^^^ is for hundreds of thousands if not millions of young men......I'm more specifically referring to the addiction to video games and pornography. There are studies that have shown these violent video games and pornography desensitize young men to violence and sex.....these things become somewhat trivial over time.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:24 am to Bass Tiger
I think dating apps and porn have combined to absolutely ruin dating and relationships for most people between 4-7 on the 1-10 scale.
There are ramifications to that.
There are ramifications to that.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:31 am to ShoeBang
quote:Nah. You didn't build that. It was all "white privilege"
Wife and I were both poor growing up and I was homeless for about 8 months in my early 20s.... Hard work, personal responsibility, honesty with self and living below our means is all that pulled us from poor as frick to upper middle class.
quote:You're a good parent. Just make sure you teach them about the subset of the population that will leverage their guilt to steal the fruits of their hard work from them.
My kids will understand what it is like to work.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:31 am to anc
That is what happens when you just hand everything to them without making them earn it
That is what happens when you don't make them work and develop a work ethic.
That is what happens.when one is too busy earning it and instead of investing time you just try to satisfy them and your actions by giving them free shite.
That is what happens when you do not hold them accountable for anything...hold their arse to the fire.
That is what happens instead of investing in your family you try and keep up with the Jones.
That is what happens when you raise a spoiled kid. You have created a monster and delivered an injustice to him and society.
Invest time in your children. That time allows you to instill/develop values in them instead of Nintendo or xbox. Don't depend on someone else to raise your children.
That is what happens when you don't make them work and develop a work ethic.
That is what happens.when one is too busy earning it and instead of investing time you just try to satisfy them and your actions by giving them free shite.
That is what happens when you do not hold them accountable for anything...hold their arse to the fire.
That is what happens instead of investing in your family you try and keep up with the Jones.
That is what happens when you raise a spoiled kid. You have created a monster and delivered an injustice to him and society.
Invest time in your children. That time allows you to instill/develop values in them instead of Nintendo or xbox. Don't depend on someone else to raise your children.
This post was edited on 6/11/20 at 10:43 am
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:32 am to anc
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refuses to move out of his parents' home
For all of your brother's success, he has failed miserably right here in probably the most important job of his life...
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:33 am to FiddleHead
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Rich people suck and their kids suck even harder
What a micro-penis thing to say....
Some rich people are fking awesome, some are not....stop being jelly.....
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:34 am to Rex Feral
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Truth. I hate to crap on the OP's brother, but it sounds like he created this situation. Children don't grow up like that unless their parents allow it.
Feel free. Its still amazing to me because I owe my success to his encouragement and mentoring, and his son ends up like this.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:36 am to walley tux
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as for your nephew, i'd take a long look at your brother, probably his wife as well. have you considered the possibility that your nephew is an imbecile?
He had decent grades and ACT score and graduated with honors (albeit barely) from Samford. He is lazy and has never had to work for anything.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:38 am to anc
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This post was edited on 6/11/20 at 10:55 am
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:39 am to FiddleHead
quote:Bigot. I know a guy worth several hundred millions... his teenage daughter cleans her own bathroom every week. It's not because they can't afford a maid.
Rich people suck and their kids suck even harder
Judging people's character based on their net worth is horrible (rich or poor).
This post was edited on 6/11/20 at 10:40 am
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:40 am to anc
Born in 1968 and my 22 year old son has ten times the ambition that I had. Of course he wasn’t coddled and spoiled from birth either. It all goes back to how you raise them.
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:41 am to Taxing Authority
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ust make sure you teach them about the subset of the population that will leverage their guilt to steal the fruits of their hard work from them.
My 7 year old asked me why I didnt give money to a panhandler the other day.
I pointed out that the guy was slightly overweight, was walking around from car-to-car without any difficulty and seemed to understand everything that was going on.
"That guy is fully capable of getting a job. It's the people who cannot work that we have to help, not the people who choose not to work"
a few days later my wife is in the car and we drive by a pan-handler.
My son says "that guy needs to get a job!"
Wife was confused/amused
Posted on 6/11/20 at 10:41 am to anc
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Its still amazing to me because I owe my success to his encouragement and mentoring, and his son ends up like this.
He married poorly. A crazy woman can eff up about anything when it comes to family. He knows its screwed up but is apparently powerless.
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