what sort of parent do you think you'll become? Options

[dustbunny]

pretty much what the title's about. what type/sort of parent do you think you'll become in the future if you aren't one now? even if you won't have children, imagine how you would probably raise your children.

ex:
do you think your methods will be completely different from your parents'? or will you raise your children similarly?

will you be a lenient parent or will you give them an amish-like lifestyle?

make them do a bunch of extra curriculars and whatnot, or let them run free!

what will your disciplinary style be..if you're going to have one?



dang that was long, guess i got carried away. well to answer my own question, i think i'm going to be raising my kids similarly to the way i was raised. i didn't turn out a disaster! well, i hope not? i'm going to be one of those parents promoting a social life with my kids...i don't want them to be social outcasts..

[illriginal]

pretty much what the title's about. what type/sort of parent do you think you'll become in the future if you aren't one now? even if you won't have children, imagine how you would probably raise your children.

ex:
do you think your methods will be completely different from your parents'? or will you raise your children similarly?

will you be a lenient parent or will you give them an amish-like lifestyle?

make them do a bunch of extra curriculars and whatnot, or let them run free!

what will your disciplinary style be..if you're going to have one?
dang that was long, guess i got carried away. well to answer my own question, i think i'm going to be raising my kids similarly to the way i was raised. i didn't turn out a disaster! well, i hope not? i'm going to be one of those parents promoting a social life with my kids...i don't want them to be social outcasts..

Since I come from a strict heritage with a lot of morals, I'll be a strict parent. Make my kids do chores by the age of 10. My wife will make sure to teach her daughter how to clean the house, do the laundry, and wash the dishes, while I make sure my son gets into sports, martial arts, and weight training. And will throw out the garbage, cut the grass/rake leaves, and wash the cars.

My kids will NOT curse, or they'll be punished, they will not curse inside of our house, EVER.. I will approve of my daughter's clothing and will always have my wife check on her clothes till the day my daughter moves out of our home. Any skanky clothes will automatically be thrown out, and my daughter will be punished accordingly.

I will install spyware on their PC(s), and monitor everything they do online, they will NOT join group websites like forums and myspace nor blogs until they're in highschool, which will be monitored as well. I'll make sure to install a key logger so I can get all their passwords and access everything they access.

If they disobey me, I will cut off the internet from their room. Until I setup the proxy server correctly so that they may not be able to access the page ever again. The 2nd time they disobey me and join another sort of blog/forum/myspace-like website, I'll simply take their PC away from them.

As long as they follow and not break the rules, respect their elders, neighbors, and each other, as well as bring home nothing below a B (unless given a good reason, such as sick for too many days) I will spoil them, treat them good, and give them whatever else they need from me/us.

By the way, spanking isn't abusive... after 2 years old that is. That's how my family rolls, and that's how we keep control of our children till the point they grow up mature, healthy, and wise, with no lack of respect to anyone other than those who do not respect them.

[*steve330*]

Since I come from a strict heritage with a lot of morals, I'll be a strict parent. Make my kids do chores by the age of 10. My wife will make sure to teach her daughter how to clean the house, do the laundry, and wash the dishes, while I make sure my son gets into sports, martial arts, and weight training. And will throw out the garbage, cut the grass/rake leaves, and wash the cars.

My kids will NOT curse, or they'll be punished, they will not curse inside of our house, EVER.. I will approve of my daughter's clothing and will always have my wife check on her clothes till the day my daughter moves out of our home. Any skanky clothes will automatically be thrown out, and my daughter will be punished accordingly.

I will install spyware on their PC(s), and monitor everything they do online, they will NOT join group websites like forums and myspace nor blogs until they're in highschool, which will be monitored as well. I'll make sure to install a key logger so I can get all their passwords and access everything they access.

If they disobey me, I will cut off the internet from their room. Until I setup the proxy server correctly so that they may not be able to access the page ever again. The 2nd time they disobey me and join another sort of blog/forum/myspace-like website, I'll simply take their PC away from them.

As long as they follow and not break the rules, respect their elders, neighbors, and each other, as well as bring home nothing below a B (unless given a good reason, such as sick for too many days) I will spoil them, treat them good, and give them whatever else they need from me/us.

And when they get so fed up with that and they decide to rebel or do stuff behind your back, what will you do? How will you punish them? Whats to stop them from getting on blogs/forums from other places? You can't shelter them.

[illriginal]

And when they get so fed up with that and they decide to rebel or do stuff behind your back, what will you do? How will you punish them? Whats to stop them from getting on blogs/forums from other places? You can't shelter them.

Easy, off to Dominican Republic. Where not even half the island has electricity. They'll study there, luckily the education in Dominican Republic happens to be transferable, at least highschool and "some" college education. They will grow up properly the way the rest of my family has and become successful.

We come from two different families pal... my family spank and yell, we don't feel bad and give toys and mcdonalds to teach our children right from wrong.

If you can't deal with this, stay away from full breed Italians and Hispanics (yes there's such thing). We do things differently.

[iGio]

Easy, off to Dominican Republic. Where not even half the island has electricity. They'll study there, luckily the education in Dominican Republic happens to be transferable, at least highschool and "some" college education. They will grow up properly the way the rest of my family has and become successful.

My dad would do the exact same thing.