tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post6018995752669477078..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: Time InBonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-57776858154971030292008-10-13T08:22:00.000-05:002008-10-13T08:22:00.000-05:00One of our local DJs mentioned "furthering the wus...One of our local DJs mentioned "furthering the wussification of today's youth" on the radio this morning which made me immediately think of this post. Still one of the best reads ever.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-64346586821288861422007-04-13T20:26:00.000-05:002007-04-13T20:26:00.000-05:00Yes, children are way to overprotected these days....Yes, children are way to overprotected these days. Even as a teacher I balk at the security and safety measures that we have to follow every day.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099295893423147237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-61482034840335264832007-04-12T10:41:00.000-05:002007-04-12T10:41:00.000-05:00TC: That's a valid argument. It's hard to beat Co...TC: That's a valid argument. It's hard to beat Combat, Pitfall, and River Raid :) Then again, I've yet to play a Wii.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-51102085752224820802007-04-10T14:57:00.001-05:002007-04-10T14:57:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-79662662677874712322007-04-10T14:57:00.000-05:002007-04-10T14:57:00.000-05:00Since all we had was Atari with the single-button ...<I>Since all we had was Atari with the single-button joystick controller, or Nintendo with the directional pad and A & B buttons.</I><BR/><BR/>My mistake, but seriously... is Wii really better than Atari??<BR/><BR/>I think not!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-67885156176959882662007-04-10T12:29:00.000-05:002007-04-10T12:29:00.000-05:00TC: Well, actually, I was going for the angle that...TC: Well, actually, I was going for the angle that kids have it so much better today with Xbox 360's and Wii's. Since all we had was Atari with the single-button joystick controller, or Nintendo with the directional pad and A & B buttons. But you have a good point, too :)<BR/><BR/>Sounds like this could have been a week-long series of posts.<BR/><BR/>HotPink: Sorry to dredge up old painful cheerleader tryout memories.<BR/><BR/>GirlFPS: Oh, OK. Well that explains it.<BR/><BR/>Wally: Oh geez. I hope I don't start getting hits for all that now.<BR/><BR/>Java Boo Boo: I don't know. Have you seen <I>Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?</I> :)<BR/><BR/>Sage: Haha. I'm only here to help :)<BR/><BR/>Sizzle: Actually, in the original, uncut version, it was an even stronger term. Look for that one in my movie.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-16516216834877095252007-04-10T09:39:00.000-05:002007-04-10T09:39:00.000-05:00you said "wussification"- i love that!you said "wussification"- i love that!Sizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182860438430294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-87058331753645519062007-04-10T09:14:00.000-05:002007-04-10T09:14:00.000-05:00Bone, this is great, it's funny, and there's a goo...Bone, this is great, it's funny, and there's a good message here (open the cereal boxes before your kids do and steal the prize!) Thanks.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-27928881299404362902007-04-09T23:03:00.000-05:002007-04-09T23:03:00.000-05:00Awesome post! It goes hand in hand with my post fr...Awesome post! It goes hand in hand with my post from Friday on the American School System, and what a horrible job it is doing at educating our kids. <BR/>I didn't believe until I got in there and started seeing it for myself. If you don't have kids, one would never know. Between wussification, bad schools, and illegal immigration... we're in a world of hurt! Peace out!Java Boo Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861226219986547749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-54871837628407514112007-04-09T21:41:00.000-05:002007-04-09T21:41:00.000-05:00Uh oh, girlfpsgamer, talked about the voodoo race ...Uh oh, girlfpsgamer, talked about the voodoo race thing...ha ha ha...call Al Sharpton and have him berate her...and make her appologize. Unfortunately I have to have the news on all day at work...I am so tired of hearing that crap about Imus. Anyway, way off topic...sorry.Wally & Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261254895236892938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-34857694163852349452007-04-09T20:17:00.000-05:002007-04-09T20:17:00.000-05:00I argee with your last comment (at least 3/4 of it...I argee with your last comment (at least 3/4 of it) traveling chica. <BR/> And in LA we have very big problem with illegal aliens (most all of them are mexican), who's kids{many of which are very mean and cause a lot of gang problems) fill up way more schools then American kids do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-29883790269541216212007-04-09T19:42:00.000-05:002007-04-09T19:42:00.000-05:00Yeah, I had to run off since I spilled the box of ...Yeah, I had to run off since I spilled the box of aphids and half a bottle Dr. pepper on my pants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-21496241368670813122007-04-09T16:32:00.000-05:002007-04-09T16:32:00.000-05:00" . . . I am only fairly certain my Dad would have..." . . . I am only fairly certain my Dad would have immediately called time-in." <BR/><BR/>Brahahahahaha! Oh that is funny! I can't stop laughing. The image of a 10 year old Bone calling a time out! LOL! <BR/><BR/>When I was a kid the trampoline gave me many skinned noses. I always fell on my face and skinned my nose. I have a very vivid memory of jumping on the trampoline and doing my cheerleading moves in front of my step brothers friends, who were all football players. I was about 10 they were all 15 or older. They were all very sweet and told me I would make the squad "for sure". I didn't. :(hotpinksoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00454960991162470764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-72197082887023312632007-04-09T13:06:00.000-05:002007-04-09T13:06:00.000-05:00Oh you mean the video games that some people like ...Oh you mean the video games that some people like to blame for turning their kids into murderers? Be real people. I watched plenty of graphic movies and spent hours begging my brother to let me play his video games (to no avail I might add), and I can barely kill a fly. (Ok, so that has to do with my skill level, but you get the point!)<BR/><BR/>Ugh.<BR/><BR/>I think Renee's point about having to prove you love your kid by "protecting" them is valid and part of what's wrong with kids today. It's like these car seat regulations: they have to be like five feet tall to get out of a car seat these days! I know some adults who <B>aren't</B> five feet tall! <BR/><BR/>A politician who was friends with my father once explained to him that it's not that anyone really believes kids need to be in "boosters" until they are five feet tall, but that it's political suicide to vote against anything with the word "safety" in it. <I>How can you be against safety for our kids???</I> people would ask. So it's all a political game of one-oneupmanship.<BR/><BR/>I think kids today - based on my experiences of substitute teaching in the not-so-far-removed-past - are a bunch of spoiled, selfish, and mean children. Yes, there ARE exceptions, but honestly, the vast majority of the ones I dealt with (in six different schools lest someone say it's one specific area) are not all that caring or kind to other people. <BR/><BR/>Why should they be? Consequences for their bad behavior are non-existent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-2948745419009705302007-04-09T11:57:00.000-05:002007-04-09T11:57:00.000-05:00Kate: Ice cream in Lucky Charms? I've never heard...Kate: Ice cream in Lucky Charms? I've never heard that. Thanks for the tip :)<BR/><BR/>GirlFPS: You run?<BR/><BR/>Gay: I didn't even think about that. But, yeah, there is something to be said for not only winning gracefully, but losing gracefully, too.<BR/><BR/>In little league, if we won, we got to go to Sonic for milkshakes. If we lost, we went home. And I wasn't scarred by that. Either way, we lined up and told everybody "good game" when it was over.<BR/><BR/>Lass: <I>How can I make excuses for them? They'll expect others to do it when they grow up, and that ain't going to happen.</I><BR/><BR/>Excellent point!<BR/><BR/>Wally: <I>I do not think that you have to be a father yourself in order to determine what you view as right or wrong.</I><BR/><BR/>Thank you. I think I have some idea of how I'll raise my kids, much of it based on how I was raised. And I also figure some of those opinions will change once I become a father.<BR/><BR/>Zeus: Ah, well I'd be anxious to hear of the pet's experiences.<BR/><BR/>Carmen: Cracker Jacks <I>did</I> tend to have the best toys!<BR/><BR/>Pia: I never remember being made fun of playing league sports or for losing a game, and my teams probably lost more than they won. I think most kids are very resilient.<BR/><BR/>I just hope the overly-coddled adjust well to the realities of life.<BR/><BR/>J-Mo: <I>You know, if I had to pee on an electric fence everytime I messed up instead of "time out", the learning process would be much faster.</I><BR/><BR/>LOL<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I don't think Time Out would have worked as well on me, either. Well said, on all counts, bro.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-72653797776914700602007-04-09T11:51:00.000-05:002007-04-09T11:51:00.000-05:00LOL! So very true on all counts. Yes, saving proof...LOL! So very true on all counts. Yes, saving proofs of purchase was the worst. But you know, despite what my parents must have thought (that it'll be a worthless toy), they still helped me out and sent everything off just coz' I was their kid - and I really appreciated that.<BR/><BR/>I too got spanked as a child. And you know what? I'm not in therapy today because of it. I'm not blaming my parents for "scarring" me. I haven't been in jail or even arrested. None of that is a bad thing y any stretch of the imagination either. Time out? What a joke. What kind of deterrent is that?<BR/><BR/>You know, if I had to pee on an electric fence everytime I messed up instead of "time out", the learning process would be much faster. I'd learn my lesson in one shot. How many times do kids go into "time out"? Now, I'm not advocating putting in an electric fence, just using it as an extreme example of showing that a penalty has to REALLY be something unpleasant to work as a deterrent. <BR/><BR/>Safety - unfortunately, over protectiveness is the result of our overly litigious society. People these days sue for anything. Heck, I think some people look for opportunities to sue someone or some company. <BR/><BR/>Grrrr....THE J Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753850039625302961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-37675189157398504792007-04-09T11:02:00.000-05:002007-04-09T11:02:00.000-05:00About spankings--there's a big big difference betw...About spankings--there's a big big difference between spanking a child and chronically hitting a child<BR/><BR/>Spankings are done out of love, fear and frustration.<BR/><BR/>It's when frustration becomes the biggest part of the relationship that spanking becomes hitting and thus abuse<BR/><BR/>It's easy for somebody to say that sports should be competitive when they did well, or weren't singled out, or the last chosen<BR/><BR/>Maybe we're teaching children tolerance--and when they become adults can be competitive within the framework of tolerating differences<BR/><BR/>You're not teaching children self-esteem when you let them make fun of other kids, you're teaching them superiority<BR/><BR/>Earning self-esteem comes in many ways, and one great way is teaching kids that there are differences.<BR/><BR/>Not everybody is going to excel in everything, and while that has to be learned, it doesn't have to be learned at the expense of a few kids who honestly can't compete<BR/><BR/>While the generation coming up is the most spoiled, coddled etc., they are also the most compassionate and caring kids<BR/><BR/>Maybe the trade off is worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-31358941196281045002007-04-09T09:45:00.000-05:002007-04-09T09:45:00.000-05:00A) Lucky Charms rock! They were my sustinance in c...A) Lucky Charms rock! They were my sustinance in college<BR/>B) My parents didn't get the spanking memo, and I turned out ok (at least, my parole officer says so. ha!)<BR/>C) I'd rather have the toy in a Cracker Jack box. ;)Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510611938483509612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-12401481522814671972007-04-09T07:38:00.000-05:002007-04-09T07:38:00.000-05:00Hallelujah! Stand up and sing the praise! It's r...Hallelujah! Stand up and sing the praise! <BR/><BR/>It's rare when I feel compelled to testify to a blog post, but this is one of those powerful, uplifting moments. You could not be more right in your observations, Bone, and having not known about the cereal prizes being at the top, the whole event made me want to run out and buy a box just to confirm.<BR/><BR/>Believe you me: The pet was a coach as you well know. If you think you know about wussification based on those hints, she has some GOOD stories to support your claims.Zeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949112371403258618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-5560261997867906722007-04-09T05:45:00.000-05:002007-04-09T05:45:00.000-05:00Well said. I completely agree with everything you ...Well said. I completely agree with everything you said. I do not think that you have to be a father yourself in order to determine what you view as right or wrong. In fact, I would say that being a parent would definately form biases in the decisions surrounding your kids. In today's world of sensational media, we as a society have become too scared and uber-protective of our children. I say, walk it off.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, this was my first visit to your site, and I must say that I will return...it was a very good read...well done.Wally & Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261254895236892938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-50043591045061713112007-04-09T01:53:00.000-05:002007-04-09T01:53:00.000-05:00Amen. I tell my kids "You're special...just like e...Amen. I tell my kids "You're special...just like everyone else." How can I make excuses for them? They'll expect others to do it when they grow up, and that ain't going to happen. <BR/><BR/>I never had a trampoline...they always scared the hell out of me. And bouncy houses are a horror...but I still let my kids go on them. They'll learn what hurts and not do it again. I hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-78551384518829045242007-04-09T00:44:00.000-05:002007-04-09T00:44:00.000-05:00Is there room on your soapbox for one more?What ab...Is there room on your soapbox for one more?<BR/><BR/>What about the kids that haven't learned that we can't all be winners? That sometimes there are losers, and that unless you work your arse off, you just might be one of them. And sometimes, maybe, even if you DO work your arse off, you might be one of them, because God didn't see fit to give us all the same gifts. Oh, well.<BR/><BR/>I hate going to these children's competitions where everyone gets a blue ribbon. It's such dog poop. When I was a kid, there was one winner, and everyone else lined up behind them, motivated to try harder next time--just like Avis.<BR/><BR/>Self-esteem is great, but only if it's earned. I'm OK, you're OK doesn't work for me if you're not trying...<BR/><BR/>Stepping down from soapbox now, to make room for the next in line.Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308862059975983327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-74842991437750273542007-04-09T00:31:00.000-05:002007-04-09T00:31:00.000-05:00I would type a long comment, but I run :)I would type a long comment, but I run :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-60823362383491837422007-04-08T23:40:00.000-05:002007-04-08T23:40:00.000-05:00lmao!I love Lucky Charms! (Try putting a scoop of...lmao!<BR/><BR/>I love Lucky Charms! (Try putting a scoop of ice cream into the milk with it too... yummmmmmmmmmmm!) I used to eat it for 2 meals a day! Cant do that now with the bloggers of the future watching me! hehehe<BR/><BR/>Oh and ya my trampoline has the netting! lolHelenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481533361253699464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-73062751629336836902007-04-08T23:28:00.000-05:002007-04-08T23:28:00.000-05:00Renee: We think a lot alike. Lawsuits actually cr...Renee: We think a lot alike. Lawsuits actually crossed my mind when I was writing the post. I figured that was the reason for many of the super protective items and rules. But I didn't want to make the post too long.<BR/><BR/>So I'm guessing if the neighbors have a cage, and you do not, it makes you look bad :)<BR/><BR/>Kerry: Yeah, carseats? Pffft. My sister and I played this game where one of us would try to touch the opposite wall of the car while the other one tried to stop them.<BR/><BR/>TC: <I>if you run your finger in one area, you’ll wonder what on earth is in there.</I><BR/><BR/>Um, tell you what, I'll just take your word for it ;)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, there is a difference. Once I was old enough to understand, the worst part of it was knowing I had disappointed my parents.<BR/><BR/>Good point about the cartoons. I was going to mention video games today, too, but didn't want this post to go on until May :)<BR/><BR/>Goofy Girl: I seriously meant to put that line in my post: A lesson learned best is a lesson learned the hard way.<BR/><BR/>It was in my head and then just never made it to the blog. Augh!<BR/><BR/>Some of my favorite memories of childhood are bike wrecks, being hit in the head by a baseball, etc. as I can laugh about them now.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.com