Originally Posted by njbchbum

villlager II - your parents taught you a work ethic and enabled you to appreciate the value of a dollar and the effort that it took to earn one!

many of today's parents [our children] do not provide the same character building lessons to their children - for whatever excuse[s] they come up with! i have heard my friends admit that they feel guilty making their kids get a job; or they are guilty because they cannot spend more time with the kids since each parent works; or they want their kids to have more/better than they had [we didn't give them enough?]. excuses!

parents must take the time to guide their children from childhood to adulthood - and that takes a special effort over and over again. some just don't want to or want someone else to do it for them.

raising a child NEVER stops - regardless of their age and ours! many times we fail to offer advice to our kids who are grown, married and parents themselves, for fear that we will offend the in-law child or because we think that we have raised them to the best of our ability and they should be able to think and act for themselves.

i am 60+ years old and must still call my mother when i travel to let her know we have arrived safely at our destination! and so it goes today right down the line to the most recent 11 and 12 year old who must let their parents know where they are and when they will be home if/when the plans they had permission to do have changed! it's just a small part of the responsibility to each other that we were taught!