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Interesting take on why adult children think it's ok to cut off parents
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 654076" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>Uh. Hate video games. But then I was bad at them and found myself having a hissy fit when I couldn't do something. So I quit when I realized I was acting like a child and it just wasn't fun! My son, on the other hand, didn't care if it wasn't fun. He'd throw a fit and scream and cry and say the GAME was cheating! We had more problems over them than anything else when he was younger. We once took them for a month - best month ever once the tantrum ended. Do I think video games cause problems? No. Do I think they expose them? Absolutely. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>We had a guest minister at our church address this and I wish I had a copy of his sermon. He asked us all if we thought the world was better or worse than it was 50 years ago. Show of hands was overwhelmingly "worse". Then he explained why that was wrong, using statistics. The number of deaths from various things, the number of charitable things that are done...I so wish I had those at my fingertips. Granted, a lot of the improvements were in 3rd world countries, but the bottom line was, slowly but surely, the world is becoming a better place for everyone. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Well, because if you are single that's simply not a choice unless you get public assistance or a TON of child support! Around here a decent daycare for a baby or toddler can be as much as $150 to $200/week (lower if you find an in-home sitter). So say $175 - that's $758.00 per month. If you are lower income, minimum wage, you will pay a portion not the whole thing if you apply for assistance, in fact you may not pay at all. If you make $25,000/yr, your take home should still be over double the cost of daycare. </p><p> </p><p>I was single when my son was little and didn't get child support. I started my job at $27,000 a year and paid around $400/mo in daycare (it was cheaper then). I couldn't NOT work. </p><p> </p><p>Frankly, I would have hovered as a stay-at-home mom though. I really didn't have the temperament for it. I was a much better parent after I married Jabber...more even tempered and patient...when I had someone else around to lean on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 654076, member: 17309"] Uh. Hate video games. But then I was bad at them and found myself having a hissy fit when I couldn't do something. So I quit when I realized I was acting like a child and it just wasn't fun! My son, on the other hand, didn't care if it wasn't fun. He'd throw a fit and scream and cry and say the GAME was cheating! We had more problems over them than anything else when he was younger. We once took them for a month - best month ever once the tantrum ended. Do I think video games cause problems? No. Do I think they expose them? Absolutely. We had a guest minister at our church address this and I wish I had a copy of his sermon. He asked us all if we thought the world was better or worse than it was 50 years ago. Show of hands was overwhelmingly "worse". Then he explained why that was wrong, using statistics. The number of deaths from various things, the number of charitable things that are done...I so wish I had those at my fingertips. Granted, a lot of the improvements were in 3rd world countries, but the bottom line was, slowly but surely, the world is becoming a better place for everyone. Well, because if you are single that's simply not a choice unless you get public assistance or a TON of child support! Around here a decent daycare for a baby or toddler can be as much as $150 to $200/week (lower if you find an in-home sitter). So say $175 - that's $758.00 per month. If you are lower income, minimum wage, you will pay a portion not the whole thing if you apply for assistance, in fact you may not pay at all. If you make $25,000/yr, your take home should still be over double the cost of daycare. I was single when my son was little and didn't get child support. I started my job at $27,000 a year and paid around $400/mo in daycare (it was cheaper then). I couldn't NOT work. Frankly, I would have hovered as a stay-at-home mom though. I really didn't have the temperament for it. I was a much better parent after I married Jabber...more even tempered and patient...when I had someone else around to lean on. [/QUOTE]
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