Thursday, July 30, 2009

rotten apples - spoiled rotten

Apples GET ROTTEN when one particular bacteria changes the natural sugar in the fruit into acetic acid. Sons and daughters SPOIL for other reasons.

To turn a good child into a bad one all you have to do is APPLE POLISH her with every new tech products she demands, a lot of money she doesn’t have to earn herself, clothes she doesn’t really need, unlimited freedom and privileges, etc. as a substitute for the time, discipline and affection she should be getting.

Youngsters also turn rotten when the anger and confusion they FERMENT through their temper tantrums, whining, or the use of foul language is rewarded by adults “giving in” and giving them exactly what they “acted up” for.

Children of every age SHRIVEL UP and are STUNTED IN THEIR GROWTH when they are waited on hand and foot, when they are constantly pampered and pacified rather than allowed to develop into responsible, reliable, appreciative individuals.

Just let a child rudely BARREL her way into an adult’s conversation, privacy or relaxation time and she not only ruins it for Mom or Dad but she is damaged as well. Large or small, a son or daughter is SPOILED ROTTEN when she is allowed to believe she is top banana in the family... And that her wishes, whines and wiles must be catered to at any cost.

Youngsters are also likely to turn SOUR when the role models or celebrities they foolishly worship aren’t the best of the bunch.

At their CORE, few children are born of a bad SEED. It is the way they are handled, the way they are nourished and nurtured which determines whether or not they grow up SWEET, FIRM, and WELL ROUNDED or whether they become CRABAPPLES.

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