I hope this is a question all parents have pondered.
At work, the phone rings.
Reagan: “Mom! Taylor just changed the TV channel and he called me stupid”
Me: “Reagan, put your brother on the phone”
Taylor comes to the phone.
Me: “Tay. Watch TV in another room… wait, are you chores done? Is your homework done? Apologize to your sister,” etc…..
Taylor: “She changed the channel first and she called me a jerk.”
Reagan grabs the phone.
Reagan: “Mom, is that all you’re going to do to him? He called me stupid; he changed the channel!”
Repeat, at least once per day.
Am I raising assholes? Or even worse, dumbass assholes?
(BTW: Our house has 3 TV’s and a rule against name calling… and one new rule, only call mommy at work if there is visibly gushing/spurting blood or fire)
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:29 pm
Did you break into the secret video feed of my living room?
July 9th, 2007 at 8:15 am
I thought this kind of thing was a product of our mindful choice of one TV, no cable. Good to see it’s more likely a product of >1 kid. Period.