Stop the Insanity
My daughter recently announced that she doesn't like her babysitter. The reason? "She makes me go to bed."
Life is hard for little ones. No really, it's hard. A chilling new poll of U.S. children ages 3 through 12 estimated that nearly 95 percent of American parents abuse their children on a daily basis. Witness the sad plight of 10-year-old "Derek":
My parents always tell me that I have to finish all my math homework or I won't be allowed to watch TV. They're so mean. I hate them.
Other shocking examples of systematic deprivation and gratuitous cruelty: being stripped naked and made to bathe, even though they don't need a bath; being subject to painful pulling, twisting and tugging of hair into "stupid" hairstyles like pigtails; being forced into brutal unpaid child labor like helping in the yard and practicing piano; and never ever getting what they want, ever.
It's a sobering report, and one that should give pause to every parent in America. It certainly opened my eyes. I can only hope it does the same for yours.
Majority of Parents Abuse Children, Children Report [The Onion]
Funny piece. But in case it wasn't obvious, the Onion is not a real news source. It's pure satire. So I doubt this reported "survey" was real either.
Those of you concerned about actual child abuse, don't get your knickers in a twist. Yes, it's a problem. But oft-harried Cookie Moms are entitled to a laugh now and then at their darling, non-abused children's expense.