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One of the threads about respect made me think of things my parents, grandparents, neighbors and teachers used to say about child rearing. Boy are they true. I have used many in bringing up my own children.
1. You raise livestock, you rear children. Rear a child in the way that he shouhd go and he will never depart.
2. Spare the rod, spoil the child.
3. Children are to be seen and not heard.
4. A hard head makes for a soft behind.
5. Let me preface this one by saying I'm black and so are my parents - If I don't teach you, the white folks will. (Meaning if they didn't teach me, jail would be my future home)
6. I didn't ask you, I told you.
7. Because I said so, that's why.
8. No child ever died from missed meal colic.
9. (after a spanking) - It's better you cry a little now, than me cry over your grave.
10.(for any taboo subject, sex, drugs, drinking, smoking, etc) - if you do XXX, I'll kill you. That was enough for me. I married pure, never touched any drug or cigarette and never had drink before I was of legal age and didn't drink to excess when I did).
What are some of the saying that your parents had and have you used them in rasing your own children.
1. You raise livestock, you rear children. Rear a child in the way that he shouhd go and he will never depart.
2. Spare the rod, spoil the child.
3. Children are to be seen and not heard.
4. A hard head makes for a soft behind.
5. Let me preface this one by saying I'm black and so are my parents - If I don't teach you, the white folks will. (Meaning if they didn't teach me, jail would be my future home)
6. I didn't ask you, I told you.
7. Because I said so, that's why.
8. No child ever died from missed meal colic.
9. (after a spanking) - It's better you cry a little now, than me cry over your grave.
10.(for any taboo subject, sex, drugs, drinking, smoking, etc) - if you do XXX, I'll kill you. That was enough for me. I married pure, never touched any drug or cigarette and never had drink before I was of legal age and didn't drink to excess when I did).
What are some of the saying that your parents had and have you used them in rasing your own children.