Originally Posted by cr12cats

I grew up knowing I was a disposable child so when my sons friends are over they all get to be treated as part of the family. Even the ones that had troubles always followed the rules of the house. They called me moms and my husband became pops. Even as adults now.

Originally Posted by Sewze

I once was acquainted with a couple who had two sons with the foulest mouths that you would ever hear come out of a 3yr olds mouth. They were rude, mean, and disrespectful. Of course, they learned it all from their parents. The parents would say "Society will raise them" and guess what, society did raise them? Unfortunately, sometimes that is the only way when parents don't want to "Parent".