Blogger Erin Spencer deservedly earned the title"Parent-professional". While her husband works at work, she alone brings up six children. I still manage to write columns with tips for young mothers. However, Erin admits, in the battle for the title of "perfect mother" and she is defeated. "Say hello to a new generation of ungrateful egoists! Says Erin. "A couple of years ago, I realized that I was the same kind of girl." It was on Christmas Eve, when Erin was making a holiday budget, breaking her head, where to save an extra dollar for gifts to children. "The spirit of Christmas was hovering in the air, in the accounts, deciding which organ to sell to me to earn gifts, - says the mother of many children. - And suddenly the oldest child comes to me and says: "Mom, I need new shoes," and this despite the fact that the last couple we bought him five months ago. "Erin calmly and calmly explained to her son that the parents were not in a position to constantly buy his expensive brand shoes.
A photo: Getty Images "His reaction made me think: where did I get so screwed up as a parent? - writes Erin. "My son sighed dramatically and went into the regime of a typical ungrateful egoist." "Are you trying to destroy my life, Mom ?! The boy was indignant. - Do you want everyone to laugh at me ?! I hate my life! I'm not going to wear stupid sneakers on Velcro! "" Why do you even think that you will buy sneakers on Velcro? "It's obvious, Erin argues, children now believe that shoes that are sold in supermarkets like Wal-Mart are of exceptionally poor quality and poor design." This scene forced me to rethink my behavior as a parent, "says the blogger. - I look around and see the boys in narrow jeans, sipping lattes, which even the doors in front of you will not hold and even more will not offer to carry heavy bags. Let what I say next will officially transfer me to the rank of old pepper-makers, but young people are absolutely ill-mannered these days! "After the scene that Erin's son arranged, she decided to change the lifestyle of her family. Here are her rules, which, as the blogger is sure, will help young parents raise a worthy person. Stop giving your children a choice and ask for help. You carried it in yourself for nine months, YOU pay, which means YOU establish rules and tell them what to do. If you want to give the child a choice, let him choose: or he will do as you say, or he will not be well. Enough already to drive yourself into the debt hole, trying to buy the child something better, from the last collection. Get the children to work on what they want to get. Little work has done no harm to anyone. Teach them their manners: say "please," "thank you," open and hold the door for others. If you raise a son, go out with him on a date and ask him to pay for lunch out of the money he earned on the advice of the third paragraph. Whoever said anything, and such a man's behavior will never go out of fashion.
Photo: Getty Images5.Visit a homeless shelter together or even volunteer there. Let your child understand what the phrase “bad life” really means. 6. When buying gifts for Christmas, stick to the four rules. Give something that: 1) they want; 2) they need; 3) they will wear; 4) they will read. 7. Even better, instill in your children the true meaning of Christmas. Teach them to give, help them understand that it is much more fun than receiving. I could never understand why it is Jesus’s birthday, but we get the presents? 8. Visit crippled soldiers, veterans with your child. Show them what true selflessness is. 9. Teach them to understand the difference between quality and quantity. 10. Teach them to extend your love and mercy to others. Teach your children to love each other, let them feel the consequences of their choices, and they will grow up to be good people.
