Chris’ rant # 86

Ok so there is this Florida couple that has decided to go on strike against their kids because the kids don’t do anything around the house. The mom and the dad state that they have tried everything to get their kids to do stuff around the house but nothing has worked. Here is the article http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041209/ap_on_re_us/parents_on_strike_9
So this is how I see the situation. Obviously these parents need to realize something, it is as much their fault as the kids. They say that they have done everything but that just means that they have tried everything now. They must have done something at some point to allow their kids to get this way. My little sister doesn’t clean after her self but that is because if she lets her room get to dirty or lets her clothes in her room pile up, at some point my dad or step-mom will just go in and clean it up for her. If you don’t expect your kids to clean up when they are young you cant just decided one day that they should and go on strike, it is your problem, you made your kids the way that they are, and you should deal with it. Secondly I would also like to remind the parents that they are the parents. They should be able to put their kids outside in a tent and because it is their house they should live in it, but in this situation there is a problem because if this happened they would be considered bad parents and they would probably get into trouble. Thus bringing up the final point people are stupid.