tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post2908378499765988632..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: wolves come in the form of pretentious parentsjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-20583074603973551532013-08-20T23:19:18.089+02:002013-08-20T23:19:18.089+02:00What worries me about those kinds of parents is wh...What worries me about those kinds of parents is what they may or may not pass on to their children of bad self esteem.<br />If these parents set some kind of standard for which everyone should live up to, and these children grow up to make different choices, what kind of message does that then send, about their parents feelings towards them.<br />Or will the alternate choices then become the new standard?<br />I do not know. I just know that it is not the way I want to raise my children.Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224525058679253621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-30388352405253832192013-08-18T07:06:45.967+02:002013-08-18T07:06:45.967+02:00Ah yes, that kind of parent seems to be universal....Ah yes, that kind of parent seems to be universal. I know a few parents and kids like that myself... and we do our best to avoid them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-60928347976932351182013-08-16T22:29:08.836+02:002013-08-16T22:29:08.836+02:00We get that over here, too. People seem to be so w...We get that over here, too. People seem to be so wrapped up in their own insecurities - how they look to others, how they perfect or elevate perceptions of them, how they cut ethical corners to elevate their kids... it all seems to be so short-term to me. So superficial. I talk to my daughter all the time about people who will only shop at Noa Noa for their kids, or drive a car with an "acceptable" giant logo on it, or buy their kids an iPhone when the kid is 7, and she gets it, thankfully. I like our family's imperfections. They give us character and depth, and I think that level of "what will people think of us" gives you nothing but debt up to your eyeballs, and bleeding ulcers. :)itchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906496954951923395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-41951907986674393812013-08-16T20:32:49.129+02:002013-08-16T20:32:49.129+02:00Pretentious anything seems silly to me.
Sorry th...Pretentious anything seems silly to me. <br /><br />Sorry that you have to put up with such ridiculousness, but I remember the same sort of thing going on in the small city I grew up in. Been around forever. <br /><br />Maybe that sort of insecurity passes from generation to generation like grandma's silver. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-64975561343015871012013-08-16T19:46:14.454+02:002013-08-16T19:46:14.454+02:00Wolf parents are old school. Helicopter parents ar...Wolf parents are old school. Helicopter parents are today's scourge. willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-68428664776952707172013-08-16T11:02:35.268+02:002013-08-16T11:02:35.268+02:00When I see things like this I always begin to wond...When I see things like this I always begin to wonder why people get so wrapped up in competing with the Joneses. There's global warming, starvation, watching the sun rise, watching the sun set, eating fresh foods, little kittens and fluffy bunnies, flowers, snow, space, creativity.......and of all the things in the world they choose competition.Spilling Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02427671883940188334noreply@blogger.com