...coddling children and never having them know what it is like to fail at something. Lawd i'm having to work with these same people as adults that never
had anyone say no to them...or give them constructive criticism and they we most likely told that they are "special" and got praised and rewarded for
doing nothing growing up. As adults they are not prepared for the real world cause let's face it no workplace can be remotely successful if it employs
these people. You give them constructive criticism or gawd forbid demand that they show up to work on time and they suddenly have to go on "stress
leave".
Growing up I played soccer and guess what...i sucked miserably at it. To this day my mom and I laugh at how bad I was, but at the time I was content in just kicking the ball. I was never told that i was a great player and I was never put into any competitive leagues....i was 6 i ran around a field and attempted to contact my foot with the ball. I grew up learning that there were things that I was good at and things that I had no hope in mastering. Which is ok people. I got praise for attempting to do hard things, even if I wasn't successful, when it was evident that I really did try and that was the best I could do. But i didnt get fanfare or a parade. You are doing your children no favours by not letting them learn what it is like to try something, fail at it and to learn how to accept the result. Hey maybe if they try again with more effort they might do better. Maybe not, but at least they would have learn how to cope with it, instead of growing up to be a whiny pathetic excuse of an adult.
Grrrrrrrr I just needed to vent....rough day at work today.
Growing up I played soccer and guess what...i sucked miserably at it. To this day my mom and I laugh at how bad I was, but at the time I was content in just kicking the ball. I was never told that i was a great player and I was never put into any competitive leagues....i was 6 i ran around a field and attempted to contact my foot with the ball. I grew up learning that there were things that I was good at and things that I had no hope in mastering. Which is ok people. I got praise for attempting to do hard things, even if I wasn't successful, when it was evident that I really did try and that was the best I could do. But i didnt get fanfare or a parade. You are doing your children no favours by not letting them learn what it is like to try something, fail at it and to learn how to accept the result. Hey maybe if they try again with more effort they might do better. Maybe not, but at least they would have learn how to cope with it, instead of growing up to be a whiny pathetic excuse of an adult.
Grrrrrrrr I just needed to vent....rough day at work today.
