tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post5437452712644159..comments2024-03-13T03:24:01.167-04:00Comments on Marginalizing Morons: Married Single Moms And The Work AffairCaptiousNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-55100633255086856842010-03-13T12:22:13.630-05:002010-03-13T12:22:13.630-05:00Paul,
The mimicry isn't so pronounced as they...Paul,<br /><br />The mimicry isn't so pronounced as they age a little.<br /><br />Although, I do oftern hear my daughter scolding her dolls with the same choice words I wield on her!CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-46842323339319755852010-03-13T11:51:43.742-05:002010-03-13T11:51:43.742-05:00Anon,
There's no argument here that *travel p...Anon,<br /><br />There's no argument here that *travel pays* - it can pay quite a bit.<br /><br />My son is 5 and doing 7th grade math already. Before leaving my care he and his sister will be neck-deep in entrepreneurialism and *work*. Their financial security will be far greater than that of their age-mates. <br /><br />But that's only part of the picture - what good is money (from daddy!) if one is a self-centered a$$hole, right?<br /><br />Yeah, I am spoiled a bit - but much of that is by design. My wife is a finance executive who's had plenty of opportunities. Anything that would change our lifestyle, even far more lucrative positions, has been removed from consideration. And I stuck with trading for so long because way back when I started, I marvelled at the older guys who traded online (or over the phone) from their mountain cabins and Floridian condos.<br /><br />It does seemingly cost a lot of money just to make ends meet; I've <a href="http://marginalizingmorons.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-is-cost-of-living.html" rel="nofollow">blogged</a> that.<br /><br />But still the vast majority of people I know spend 98-110% of their annual income. In other words I know very few people living beneath their means. Thus I conclude that most people who work long hours in far-off places do so out of inertia and a lack of consideration - rather than out of thoughtful design.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-62959333830917343002010-03-13T10:47:28.786-05:002010-03-13T10:47:28.786-05:00C-Nut, you are with your crumb-crunchers all the t...C-Nut, you are with your crumb-crunchers all the time. Is there a minute of your day that they are not actively learning and mimicking your behavior?<br /><br />I spent a couple of hours yesterday with some folks where their middle daughter is supposedly the model for good mothering. It made me ill. The middle daughter's kids behaved like bears with furniture. It will take YEARS of failure as adults for those kids to amount to anything.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-20274824204246979432010-03-13T10:45:08.712-05:002010-03-13T10:45:08.712-05:00Not everybody is as spoiled as you are. Travel pay...Not everybody is as spoiled as you are. Travel pays, and many jobs require a lot of it. People that believe financial security is important for their children are no different than those Mr. Mom types that are fortunate enough to evade the typical burdens of existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-51395692110919494252010-03-13T10:43:11.358-05:002010-03-13T10:43:11.358-05:00I also think it's not a question of parents wa...I also think it's not a question of parents wanting to spend the time learning with and teaching their kids BUT they just don't have the time to do so.<br /><br />They don't spend ANY time because to do a little work would admit personal responsibility in this sphere.<br /><br />No, it's far better, neater intellectually, to *outsource* and thus wash one's hands of the entire educational process.CaptiousNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440029537418230507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11336670.post-29838126929377200392010-03-13T10:27:44.255-05:002010-03-13T10:27:44.255-05:00C-Nut, that irks me about the parents not spending...C-Nut, that irks me about the parents not spending that ed-time with their kids. I am old enough to have witnessed nearly the entire destruction of our educational system. On the whole, we are turning out some of the dumbest kids in history. I am surprised most of them have teeth even.Paul Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825674914008378242noreply@blogger.com