I may not believe in God(s), but I really do think there is value in the majority having religious beliefs. Why? Because it keeps them honest. It forces people to listen to their conscience. Seriously! It's ingrained into our minds at a young age. If we don't want to listen to our parents, then we surely will listen to God! I mean, that dude has the power to send us to HELL! The worst we might get from our parents is a smack on the butt. And these days, parents can't even do that without the fear that they are abusing their child. Personally, I don't believe in corporal punishment. I tried it briefly with my first child and it felt very wrong to me. To each his own I guess.
So, the image above has found its way to Facebook. I disagree with most of it because I don't think you should have to rely on corporal punishment, humiliation, or bullying to get your child on the right path. I think the real issue is that "back in the day" the "norm" was for the mother to stay home with the children. They were more closely supervised. The moms were more likely to actually know the other moms. There was a network. Kids were more likely to be noticed doing something wrong, either by their own moms, or someone else's. Where are the moms today? They are at work. How much do they work? Certainly longer than the average work day. Do they know the other moms? Probably not. Who has time for that.
I don't think you can blame only the lack of discipline for the drug problems today. I think you can blame the fact that the world is moving and changing too fast to keep up. The expectations are much higher. The "wants" are insane! The competition is brutal. Parents can't keep up. If the parents could slow down and actually "parent" their kids, that would help.
A friend said something to me many years ago that has stuck with me. "Hands are for loving."
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