tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post117090933786873545..comments2024-02-10T21:04:22.822-05:00Comments on The Familyhood Church: Life: Hold your breathe ...Kevin Knoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-17172470294558372522007-02-11T03:26:00.000-05:002007-02-11T03:26:00.000-05:00I must admit I've never watched it -- I'm sure my ...I must admit I've never watched it -- I'm sure my subversive sense of humour would carry me through but my husband would never cope. And i don't watch much TV anyway.<BR/><BR/>my views on parenting? Well, I've only raised 2, but they're 27 &22 and we've always been on speaking terms and seem to have survived my muddling rather well:<BR/># don't sweat the stuff they're going to grow out of anyway.<BR/># treating everyone with thoughtfulness and respect is non-negotiable<BR/># teach them that all our actions have consequences, and they have to wear them<BR/># let them know that you always expect their best because they're too precious for 2nd best<BR/># demonstrate grace<BR/># parenting is always about shaping character, not about what's easiest to live with right now.<BR/># love them like crazy.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982043538182690871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-34033359126105931542007-02-09T22:14:00.000-05:002007-02-09T22:14:00.000-05:00CP,Well, ummm, that is the first South Park I've e...CP,<BR/><BR/>Well, ummm, that is the first South Park I've ever watched all the way through (no kidding). <BR/><BR/>And yes, not only was it funny in a crude way, it was pretty true. There is so much truth with parents who want to be their kid friends. The tell was when she said "I've lost a friend and gained a son!".<BR/><BR/>Working in children's ministry, you see a lot of different parenting styles. I am of the opinion that about 80 percent of a child's behavior is a result of their upbrining. The other 20 percent is genetic temperment. We, as parents, have created the bed that we must now sleep in. <BR/><BR/>I can't believe I'm writing that I agree with South Park...lol.... Next thing you'll see me burning a flag!... ROFL. Well let's not go all willy-nilly!<BR/><BR/>God Bless<BR/>DougDougALughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335959723414264767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-64597486903138003132007-02-09T00:21:00.000-05:002007-02-09T00:21:00.000-05:00That’s right you’re a bad influence on me. Son! Co...That’s right you’re a bad influence on me. Son! Codepoke made me watch Will & Grace and the show *** in the City and HBO! <BR/><BR/>He also thinks I need to get that tattoo!<BR/><BR/>Now you’re in for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170993359844445312007-02-08T22:55:00.001-05:002007-02-08T22:55:00.001-05:00Karen,You get to wait until 30 to hear?Karen,<BR/><BR/>You get to wait until 30 to hear?Kevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170993343310930512007-02-08T22:55:00.000-05:002007-02-08T22:55:00.000-05:00No sweat, Milly. :-)I don't mean to make a sister ...No sweat, Milly. :-)<BR/><BR/>I don't mean to make a sister stumble through the muck that is Southpark. And I certainly don't want you to be rebuked. :-DKevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170943373661537012007-02-08T09:02:00.000-05:002007-02-08T09:02:00.000-05:00I'm not a Southpark fan, King of the Hill, Simpson...I'm not a Southpark fan, King of the Hill, Simpson's, etc., cp..for the same reasons you mention...it's interesting that they use crudeness to make a point...but, that said...the point is good. <BR/>We all mess up so very much! Can't wait to hear from my kids when they're 30 how bad I did! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170939051510397352007-02-08T07:50:00.000-05:002007-02-08T07:50:00.000-05:00The longest I have ever watched is this time and I...The longest I have ever watched is this time and I wasn't able to get far. I can't take it something about it just sends my nerves on edge. They were still in the first few moments so I was glad to see the spoilers. I don’t think I could watch an entire episode. If my son saw me watching he’d make me turn the tv off and ground me. He doesn't allow that stuff to be on. I get to hear "Oh my. Mom should you be watching that kind of stuff?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170938800263349552007-02-08T07:46:00.000-05:002007-02-08T07:46:00.000-05:00"They killed Kenny!" is my favorite line, BTW."They killed Kenny!" is my favorite line, BTW.Kevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170938536123696872007-02-08T07:42:00.000-05:002007-02-08T07:42:00.000-05:00Patchouli, Every time I watch it, I laugh. And the...Patchouli, <BR/><BR/>Every time I watch it, I laugh. And their moral lessons are hard to beat sometimes. <BR/><BR/>Your Sandra Dee movie sounds really great. I might look it up. That's exactly the lesson of this show, except for the 'take-back' at the end.Kevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170938444551028072007-02-08T07:40:00.001-05:002007-02-08T07:40:00.001-05:00Milly, Great, great points! I love it.Milly, <BR/><BR/>Great, great points! I love it.Kevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170938422420345942007-02-08T07:40:00.000-05:002007-02-08T07:40:00.000-05:00Thanks, both, for taking the post the way it was m...Thanks, both, for taking the post the way it was meant. :-)<BR/><BR/>I had some serious buyer's remorse after posting this one. <BR/><BR/>Southpark is indescribably hilarious, but I only watch it with my son. He's 17 and I'm a single parent. His mother let them start watching it at least 5 years ago, long before I would have. It's all very disappointing, but he will assure you that it would have been very bad for him developmentally not to be allowed to watch it. <BR/><BR/>I dislike the meanness of the show more than the gratuitous immorality. <BR/><BR/>None of that changes the fact that it is devastatingly insightful, and unbelievably funny.Kevin Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788817477327510023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170938026149862912007-02-08T07:33:00.000-05:002007-02-08T07:33:00.000-05:00(Whispering)You watch South Park--too?We catch an ...(Whispering)You watch South Park--too?<BR/><BR/>We catch an episode once in a while and shoo the kids out of the room--it's one of those "I canNOT beLIEVE I am WATCHing this! and LAUGHING!"<BR/><BR/>Anyway, there's an old Sandra Dee movie about the same subject--she reads a dog training manual to use on her husband--and realizes after all that SHE'S the one who changed, not him.<BR/><BR/>Milly, great points and both of you made me laugh way before coffee-an accomplishment indeed!Patchoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681032095827529717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20104292.post-1170911577407803702007-02-08T00:12:00.000-05:002007-02-08T00:12:00.000-05:00I suppose I’ve used some of my dog training skills...I suppose I’ve used some of my dog training skills on the kids. Although I once got a handler correction during a show. <BR/><BR/>It’s a difficult thing raising children.<BR/>Each one is different<BR/>I had a dog that when it was board of the training would start to tug at my pant leg. The more I forced her into place the more she bit at me. I got rid of her and found one that wanted to please me. We then added her son to our home. (I have a point. . . I think) When I told him to do something he would look at my husband as if to ask really I have to do what she said. My dog did the same to him. We established an order to the house and they tested it constantly. <BR/><BR/>Point one You can’t trade in your kid if they bite your ankles <BR/><BR/>Two you have to establish order and stick to it because they will test you<BR/><BR/>Three You can’t let them manipulate you. I have a scar on my arm to prove it. (From Nikita the dog not the kid)<BR/><BR/>Four You do the best you can. You set boundaries and you love them, you want to protect them. You press them to succeed because you want them to be successful. At some point they need to realize that you love them that you made mistakes but bottom line you wanted nothing but the best for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com