Hello hello my Dear Friend... Welcome and it’s such a pleasure to have you here! How’s everything going for you? Good I expect, as the beginning of the New Year is always a hopeful time. Speaking of hopeful, I’m hoping to see better parenting skills over the next 11 months... Uh oh, I think we’re about to find out how much caffeine Caffe’s been drinking!
Ah yes, the New Year... out with the old... in with the new or renewed Mommy Lessons that all have forgotten in the past and need to be reminded about once again! I’ve got a strong blend today that will make most Mommys cringe with the uncomfortable feeling that their panties are in a tight wad!
Yes Darling, I know that you’ve mastered these lessons, but I’ve been noticing on a daily basis how lazy and downright ignorant parenting has become! So forward this lesson on to those who need a little reminder of what good parenting is all about. Let’s get started...
First of all, this is a huge lesson... so we’ll have to take this in small, manageable increments, one topic at a time, to fully grasp why each subject is so important. There is not one that is more important than the other, they all intermingle when it comes to being a good Mommy.
Topic #1- Stop letting media dictate the environment of your household. YOU are the Mommy of your house, keep your environment the way you want your children to be nurtured.
Did you get that? Media- AKA... (1)shut the friggin’ TV off!! (2)not all radio station are appropriate, change the channel! (3)magazine covers are NOT for all eyes!
(1)shut the friggin’ TV off!!- Okay, pretty self explanatory, but I have to remind Mommys that TV is just not the same as it was in the past. TV was a friendlier place with news that was actually tactful and didn’t show everything and sitcoms actually had some morals to it. I mean, yes, of course it was fiction, but I’d much prefer the way relations worked on shows such as Family Ties, The Cosby Show, even Friends over the inept social/family behaviors of the Kardashians, The Jersey Shore, or one of those Housewives Shows. Period.
The Kardashians or shows that are similar, make one feel... well, that it’s okay to have no values, to be deceitful, that it’s all about the money. Is that really the behavior that a good Mommy wants to emulate or have her children be a part of? I think not, and media really puts it in your face to make a buck and everyone seems to be buying it, even the new Mommys. Turn it off and put on some Vivaldi.
(2)not all radio station are appropriate, change the channel!- There are songs on the radio that would drop your Granny’s jaw to the ground! Songs today talk freely about smoking weed, tonight I’m bleeping you (like you can’t tell what the bleep is!), strippers on a pole, touch my bleep, whips and chains, run faster than my bullet... is this really what we want our children to hear? I don’t have a problem with these songs when I’m in the car alone, but when it’s on a top rated radio station that anybody can click on the switch, even your 6 year old... then that’s a problem as these lyrics aren’t meant for them! Good Mommys pay attention and are aware of lyrics to popular songs on the radio. You think you’re kids aren’t listening? Think again and change the channel!
(3)magazine covers are NOT for all eyes!- Please, for the love of bright, bold lipstick... do not leave gossip magazines all over the coffee table for your little ones to see! Do you really want your little Monkey gazing at the images and taking in scandalous photos with big, colorful text... SNOOKIE CAUGHT IN SEX VIDEO TAPE WITH HER 2 ROOMATES!... well, not sure if that was a real headline, but it could be!
Pay attention to what’s in plain view to your children. Do they really need to be exposed to such negativity and think later on in their lives that this kind of smut is the norm? Sheesh, I hope not!
Pay attention to what’s in plain view to your children. Do they really need to be exposed to such negativity and think later on in their lives that this kind of smut is the norm? Sheesh, I hope not!
Our children are our future. Help them succeed in becoming caring adults by keeping your household environment gentle, genuine, and kind... isn’t that one of the many goals of good parenting?
My cup is empty and I’ll be brewing up another blend of ‘Mommy Lessons’ in the very near future. So in the meanwhile, tell me Darling, how do you deal with negative media? Until next time my Dear Friend... Ta Ta!
