Kozy? Not so much.

Kozy Shack tapioca pudding is alright, but not as good as my mom's homemade tapioca. Mom's has this ever-so-scrumptious taste of vanilla and fluffy white goodness. I wish I had some right now. Instead...I had to settle for Kozy Shack. (Sure, I could make my own...but why bother). Oh, and bread pudding....Mom's is the best.
Anyway, enough randomness. As you know, I have wanted to be a teacher for a very long time. But, more than that, I wanted to be able to take better care of my kids. This morning I gave Paige 5 bucks and she acted shocked. Like, "hey, what's this for?" I also wanted to be a kinder mother (and perhaps not worry about buying my kids an ice cream off the truck, for example). I am able to do that now...however, I have made things bad for others in the process. Take my husband...he gave up a 17 year job and now has horrible credit because of me. Paige can't stand it here. Sean hates it here and hates me for it. Lindsey gave up her friends, too. All because "Amy had to be a teacher". Nice.

Talk about nice...kids now days. I think I have totally had it with kids who think they can talk to adults any way they feel like it and get away with it. Well, actually, they can get away with it. They have NO consequences to deal with any more. Ludicrous. Absolutely ludicrous. When a child tells an adult to "shut the f#@! up" and isn't so much as talked to about it, I am shocked. It makes me sick to my stomach. When a child feels as though he (or she) can make his (or her) own decisions at too young of an age, that gives that child a very false sense of power. Too many families allow the children to be IN CHARGE and it's just plain wrong.
My mother and father didn't ALLOW us kids to disrespect adults. We didn't have to worry about consequences...there were none. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T NEED THEM....WE RESPECTED ADULTS!!!!!
When we don't demand that children respect adults (and forget just children...when we don't demand respect from one human being to the other) how are these people going to go out, get jobs and keep them? How are they going to have a decent relationship with another human being and be able to raise a family (if that is their desire). How are they going to live in a community with others in peace? Most likely, they aren't.
Maybe the parent(s) of these ill-respecters are worried that the child will leave. This in turn would leave the parent(s) feeling as though they didn't do their job as a parent and they are not worthy of parenthood. They feel like they didn't make a difference at all. Well, what's better? Giving up your well/hard earned title of "adult" because a child thinks he (or she) can run your life? Please.