Parents of teens ~ question

[cheermom1]

What kind of teacher has extra SNAKES and why are they giving them to students!!!!!!!!!

Ok sorry typo opps!!! thanks for pointing that out I would never have realized LOL...

I meant snacks!!!

 

[MrsPete]

Hubby could have gotten a ride home with someone, he just didn't want to leave his car there. And I am sorry, but I refuse to allow my child a few hours of discomfort because they forget their lunch money. They become ill if they don't eat. I wonder how many parents, if they forgot their lunch or didn't have money in their wallet at lunch time would just go oh well, my responsibilty I have to suffer. I think not, you just hop in your car and go to an ATM for the most part. Maybe these same parents should skip their lunch and see how they like it.

Being a teacher, I wouldn't have the option of running to the ATM during my 26-minute lunch period . . . so I'd make do. I'd scrounge through my desk and find some crackers or something. And my kids could do the same thing: they could look through their bookbags to see what kind of goodies they might have rumbling around in there, they could borrow some money from a friend (we're talking about teenagers, remember -- they have a couple dollars in their pockets), they could mouch a little from a couple friends' lunches . . . or, they could get the not-so-yummy sandwich that the lunchroom is required to give students who forget their lunch.

No healthy child is going to become ill because he misses one meal -- our bodies just aren't that delicate. My teenager eats lunch at 12:30 and gets out of school at 2:15. She's not going to starve. We're raising a generation that includes a large number of overly-coddled kids who aren't able to deal with difficulties, and it's a bad thing on multiple levels. This is just one example of it.

 

[mhsjax]

Being a teacher, I wouldn't have the option of running to the ATM during my 26-minute lunch period . . . so I'd make do. I'd scrounge through my desk and find some crackers or something. And my kids could do the same thing: they could look through their bookbags to see what kind of goodies they might have rumbling around in there, they could borrow some money from a friend (we're talking about teenagers, remember -- they have a couple dollars in their pockets), they could mouch a little from a couple friends' lunches . . . or, they could get the not-so-yummy sandwich that the lunchroom is required to give students who forget their lunch.

No healthy child is going to become ill because he misses one meal -- our bodies just aren't that delicate. My teenager eats lunch at 12:30 and gets out of school at 2:15. She's not going to starve. We're raising a generation that includes a large number of overly-coddled kids who aren't able to deal with difficulties, and it's a bad thing on multiple levels. This is just one example of it.

Ok, I am tired of arguing here. Tell mr Kiddos' Dr that he won't become ill, he is hypoglycemic and has pretty bad reflux and was told that skipping meals isn't a good idea. I really don't appreciate it being implied that I am raising an overly-coddled kid. I know that they are out there but mine isn't one of them. It really is a mute point. My kids use an atm system and they have money in their acct, but they aren't allowed to borrow from siblings. However I remember to p ut oney in their acct. All I was saying is that if for some reason my kid forgot lunch, expcially the youngest one, I would take him lunch money, I don't see the big deal everyone acts like he is going to turn out to be a delinquent if I do. I am DONE with this conversation.

 

[ElizK]

At 12/13, both my girls were pretty forgetful. I would take something (usually homework) once, but after that there was a progressive delivery fee. The 1st time was $10, the 2nd time was $20. It was amazing how quickly they stopped forgetting (or at least quit asking!)

It hasn't come up in a LONG time for DD17 (a senior), and it's been since the beginning of school since I took anything to DD14.

 

[bananda]

my mum didn't bring us our lunch if we forgot after we were about 10-ish. homework was the same story, unless it was an important assignment or something. we were forced to remember and now dont really forget things much.

 

[XYSRUS]

I have a no rescue policy in my house for things like that. No way I would make an extra trip for papers, lunch money. They'll live.

 

[::Snow_White::]

My mom has always brought things to school that I've forgotten. She's never had a problem with bringing me things mostly because we live not far from the school and she's a SAHM. I'm very responsible, and I have a lot of extra things I do at school so I'm busy most of the day. I've only forget things about 5 times a year so if my mom wouldn't bring papers, or books I forgot to me (Unless she was gone shopping, sick, or couldn't), because she thought I was irresponsible then I would be very upset. I make mistakes, I forget things. I always thank her for it.

 

[MrsPete]

Ok, I am tired of arguing here. Tell mr Kiddos' Dr that he won't become ill, he is hypoglycemic and has pretty bad reflux and was told that skipping meals isn't a good idea. I really don't appreciate it being implied that I am raising an overly-coddled kid. I know that they are out there but mine isn't one of them. It really is a mute point. My kids use an atm system and they have money in their acct, but they aren't allowed to borrow from siblings. However I remember to p ut oney in their acct. All I was saying is that if for some reason my kid forgot lunch, expcially the youngest one, I would take him lunch money, I don't see the big deal everyone acts like he is going to turn out to be a delinquent if I do. I am DONE with this conversation.

Notice that in both posts I specified a normal, healthy kid won't have any problem with missing one meal. I wasn't addressing the idea of kids with special needs. You're also blowing off the options a lunch-less kid has.

You're taking a general conversation quite personally. Any reason?

 

[MrsPete]

At 12/13, both my girls were pretty forgetful. I would take something (usually homework) once, but after that there was a progressive delivery fee. The 1st time was $10, the 2nd time was $20. It was amazing how quickly they stopped forgetting (or at least quit asking!)

It hasn't come up in a LONG time for DD17 (a senior), and it's been since the beginning of school since I took anything to DD14.

That system makes sense. It gives the kids an "out" if it's something that's really important to them, but it makes it the child's problem, not the adult's problem. Kids need to manage their own daily inconveniences so that they'll be prepared for the big stuff that life throws at them later.

 

[mhsjax]

Notice that in both posts I specified a normal, healthy kid won't have any problem with missing one meal. I wasn't addressing the idea of kids with special needs. You're also blowing off the options a lunch-less kid has.

You're taking a general conversation quite personally. Any reason?

I have my reasons, but I won't get into them here. We have to watch what we say.

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

Ok, you don't know me so I assume you aren't judging my parenting. I am the person that lets my kid fall. When me kid wouldn't engage in Tea Kwon Do, we paid his instructor and his son to literally knock him around until he did engage. He did after engage and now he has no fear of it.

I must be misreading this. You PAID an adult to beat up your child? And that same adult, who is a mandated reported, did so rather than calling CPS on you?

I'm sure I'm reading this wrong and "knock him around" means something different to you than it does to me. Please tell me that I'm misreading.