Dear Blog #2

Dear Blog,

Today I am writing from the comfort of my own bed. Why? I have sprained my ankle. Last night, my parents and I went for a walk and I fell down a mini hole that was hidden by long pieces of grass. Long story short, my ankle rolled and now I have a giant bruise on my right ankle. Oops. I am fine, just in a lot of pain.

However, this gives me the opportunity to get more things done and calm myself down from everything that is going on. This morning I have re-watched episodes of Supernanny USA. Anyone else remember that? When I was younger, I remember watching the episodes and feeling so shocked that the kids had no respect for the parents but then the parents are struggling. I watched an episode earlier where the father said that he expects; not wants, EXPECTS his wife to cook, clean and look after the kids. How messed up is that? These were filmed in the 21st Century and this father expects his wife to do everything for him. Honestly, if my partner said that to me, I would end it there and then. A relationship is built on supporting each other and working as a team. My boyfriend, Arron and I built our relationship on supporting each other. Both of us are Martial Arts Instructors and all the time we are teaching together and working together; it's fundamental in a relationship to have each other's backs. Watching these episodes of Supernanny, I wondered how these parents have lived the way they have for so long. How have they lived for 8/9 years, for example, of shouting and screaming everyday? It would drive me insane.

Continuing with parenting, there is a video going around on Facebook of 2 boys, who went to ASDA on their bikes and verbally abused every employee there because they thought it was funny. The dad of one of the boys took his son back to that ASDA and made him apologise to the employees. He then posted it on Facebook to show everyone who saw the first video that he was being punished. A majority of people sad how good it was that the father followed through with the punishment; saying how it isn't always the parent's fault. However, some people said that the language that the dad used showed where the boy had learnt it all from. However, in my opinion, we shouldn't judge people by what we have seen online. The dad had to go to ASDA with his son who was plastered all over Facebook for abusing employees who were just doing their jobs. Of course he is going to be angry that his son not only embarrassed himself but his father and mother as well by making them look irresponsible. Most parents are good parents and what that dad did was totally acceptable, because he followed through with punishment and apologised to the employees that he didn't bring up his son in that way. However, those parents that don't do anything and ignore their kids when they are being stupid, those are the worst parents because it looks like they don't care. As someone who teaches kids as a living, it is irritating to teach kids who haven't been disciplined for the first however many years of their lives. Teachers aren't there to teach discipline, that's what the parents should have done beforehand.

Hopefully my ankle will be ok soon, otherwise I will be posting more like this over the next few days.

Daniella x