To the parents of teens...I am fed up with you!!

[Wishing on a star]

I think that the OP might approve of SCRABBLE.... it's educational!!!

But, hey, we all need to stop and ask what the OP 'approves' of, right.

 

[ashlynn_j_m]

My DD(7) has her own TV, she got it for Christmas when she was 4, and she got her DVD player when she was 5....I've always had to fall asleep with a TV and when she was younger she slept in my bed a lot and got use to it too...I would never take her TV away from her, because I know the feeling of not being able to fall asleep without it...

 

[MouseWorshipin]

You have 13 1/2 girls? That's a lot of kids. What happened to the other 1/2 of one?

Sorry I couldn't resist. This thread is funny.

She was too lazy to have a full-sized 14th child. Now she can buy a small TV for the 1/2 child to watch and it won't complain about screen size!

 

[6_Time_Momma]

Ummmm.......at what age does giving kids a tv in their room cross the line from lazy parenting into child abuse/neglect?? Cause my 2 y.o. has one in her room....course she shares her room with her six y.o.........hey!!?!? would giving my 2 y.o. a 6 y.o. roommate to entertain her be considered lazy on my part?

 

[Mermaid02]

Just wanted to add my dd has the option of having all three. She does have a nice computer in her room- she does a lot of school work on the computer and the rest of us didn't want this one monopolized by her.... she took her tv out of her room because it "took up too much room and I hardly watch it" and she has a cell phone, but she pays for that with her own money since she got a job. She's made some good decisions! I'm proud of her.

 

[MELISAZACK]

Well guess you will love me than ----- MY ds7 has a tv and vcr/dvd combo in his room its been there since he was 5....and Just this weekend we gave him and I-POD - WHY????? exactly as stated earlier "because we can and want to"
Are we lazy parents -not by far! He is a good kid who plays on different travel sports team - 1 sport is a teir I team - we are always busy -

and most of the time a 7 yr old doesn't want to watch what we are - and I don't want him to always watch the news with us - so I send him off to watch Nick or a movie he may want to see...NO HARM!!!! we spend plenty of quality time together on many many many occasions....

It makes me want to ask the original poster - what is watching TV and computer time the ONLY family time you have with your teenager????
that would be an issue within itself....

And yes by the time my DS is 10 I would bet he will have a cell too!

 

[RitaZ.]

we will play candyland all night long.

I think Chutes and Ladders would be a better choice!

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Oh, and by the way, my 4 year old has a princess tv and dvd player with satellite access in her room.

How utterly shocking. I don't think I can post with you anymore.

 

[tarmand]

Boo's Mom: My communication with my son is just fine, thank you. He knows and understands he will not be having a TV, DVD, TIVO, telephone, computer in his room. He's not happy about it, but too bad. I've explained to him that we will not make the same BAD choices that other parents make!

However, my husband and I talk about the lack of common sense that so many parents,like you, show when they give these things to their kids. It's something that I completely disagree with, and yes, I do think these parents are lazy!!

Go ahead and ask me if I give a rat's hiney what you think of my parenting choices.

 

[Nancyg56]

What makes you think that we don't play board games with our children? Do you actually think our children sit on their cell phones watching TV all day? Could you imagine what that cell phone bill would be?

That board game comment really made me mad. Most of us here must have pretty close families or we would have such a strong desire to drag them off to a hotel room & visit Mickey Mouse every year! Honestly! Do you really think we don't play games with our kids?

I NEVER played board games with my kids. I hate board games. I love my DGD and I won't play board games with her either. She is four and she cheats. I spent time with them, though, and spend a bundle of time with my DGD. I cook and bake, and so does she. She can throw a mean birhtday party for any stuffed animal on short notice, and I drop everything to bake the cake and plan the "favors" Then everybody attends. It is a command performance, you see. I volunteer in her classroom, and don't drink until I get home. JK. She can name most of the plants in the yard. because she "works" in the yard with me.
Now we get criticized for paying too much attention to her, and spending too much time together as a family.

 

[kimmikayb]

My trolldar says...not a troll, but a frustrated poster who wishes she didn't have to deal with the hard parenting it takes to say no to her own child, and is finding it easier to wish out loud she didn't have to. There, did I say that nicely? I don't want to be too critical, but I think a lot of this kind of talk is just silly. If you're a good, grownup parent, this kind of stuff is pretty easy to deal with. Just say yes or no.

ITA! Great post!

I might add that many of you gave me a smile on a fairly gloomy day, thanks!

OP I do wonder why you are blaming other parents for your son's behaviors. I won't say what is or is not in my kid's rooms and it shouldn't matter to you.

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

Hmmm..they also have Ipod..PSP...etc...and go to WDW about 3/4 times a year. So do I get the bad and lazy parent award??

Yep. You win. And only because I'm jealous ––*DH won't let me get an iPod because he doesn't think I'll use it, but HE can have a PSP ???

 

[6_Time_Momma]

Oh...and as to the LAZY part.....have YO ever tried hauling three 20" tv's, two VCRs, and a computer up a flight of stairs???? NOT something a lazy parent would do, I assure you!

 

[Mermaid02]

OP- What would you do if your son saved his money and bought himself a laptop computer?

I think you are setting yourself up for some big time rebellion later.

Raise your hand if you concur.

 

[Brianne]

I NEVER played board games with my kids. I hate board games.

A kindred spirit! Thank you, thank you, thank you for admitting this! I can't stand playing board games--DH & the kids love them. I find them mind-numbing at best & will do anything to avoid playing a board game.

 

[Miller1412]

But if there's no tv, computer or cell phone in my kid's room to keep them busy, when will I DIS??

If they want to talk to me, they can post on the Disboards from their rooms.

 

[mickeyboat]

She was too lazy to have a full-sized 14th child. Now she can buy a small TV for the 1/2 child to watch and it won't complain about screen size!

Too funny MouseWorshipin!

D (too lazy to type my whole name)

 

[mickeyfan1]

Wow, this is so amazing.

To the OP, I have to say that your judgement on boo'smom is WAY out of line. I know her, I know her family situation. Her kids are well rounded, take part in scouts, along with their father, play organized sports, get good grades in school and generally do not cause hate and discontent outside of thier own family. She has a full time job outside the home, which she just started after her youngest was in school full time, she plays taxi during the week and the weekends. They have recently remodeled thier home, and I think the kids helped.

So her son having the TV, Computer, and cell phone makes her lazy? Please explain this. I know that she played board games with all her kids, too.

I am sorry that you think it's everyone else's fault that your son is being a normal kid wanting what "everyone" else has. If you can't tell him why you opt not to get him those things in language he can understand, how is that any one else's fault? Your reasoning is part of what is wrong with kids today. It is always someone else's fault that they aren't getting what they want.

 

[babytrees]

OP- What would you do if your son saved his money and bought himself a laptop computer?

I think you are setting yourself up for some big time rebellion later.

Raise your hand if you concur.

 

[mickeyboat]

A kindred spirit! Thank you, thank you, thank you for admitting this! I can't stand playing board games--DH & the kids love them. I find them mind-numbing at best & will do anything to avoid playing a board game.

I don't enjoy them much, either. That is what Papa is for! An added bonus, while he is playing board games with the kids, I can sit in the kitchen and drink!

Denae