a world full of wimps.

My mother did not raise me to be a wimp. When I learned how to ride a bike, and when I continuously fell off onto the asphalt, she would not take “I give up” as an answer, regardless of the bruises and scrapes. If I didn’t get invited to a birthday party, well I just had to suck it up. Life is hard, and the world can be evil, but I learned to deal with it. And guess what? I turned out to be a mentally healthy individual with high self esteem, able to pursue goals effectively.

Nowadays parents are raising wimps. Mothers won’t let their kids ride bikes because they might fall off. They strap helmets on their kids to ride a tricycle! There are rules in school that say you cannot discuss parties or get togethers unless everybody is invited. What are these children going to do in high school, or better yet in their adult lives? It can be brutal out there, and if you can’t learn how to take some ups and downs in life, you may just get walked all over.

I could go on for days, but I'll leave it at that. Just know that when I have a kid, it will kick your kids' ass. Well not literally, but you know what I mean.