A Lost Child

I don't mean that literally. So I have told you before about my babysitting job. I don't intend to share much about that because its not my place to get into someone else's personal life. However, this little 3 year old boy is already beginning to lose his way. It's not him doing it but his parents. It seems to me that this is a growing trend across the United States. Parents fail to discipline their children. With no discipline the child learns no boundaries and feels they can get away with anything. They are spoiled and are manipulators later in life. I am afraid to say that this little boy doesn't get disciplined except by me. His mother came home last night after work and took a quick shower and left to go out with some friends and while I do understand her want to go out does she need to? What about her son? Of course the boy had a tantrum and didn't want her to leave and rightly so he never sees her. She threatened to put him in a timeout if he didnt stop. How many times did she say that? More than enough and never put him in timeout. She said to me, "I'm so horrible. I threaten but never follow through. I'm just a softie." I don't think thats an excuse. I'm teaching him the word no and what a timeout is. If he misbehaves he gets a warning if he does it again he sits in timeout. But I feel that its a wasted effort since I don't live with him or raise him. Poor kid! And unfortunately he's not the only child who goes through this.

Its been awhile

I can't believe its been nearly a month since I was last on here. I guess in a way that means I am busy and getting things done. Or I suppose I have nothing to blog about. The first is more true however. I can't believe in 2 and a half months I will be done with my 2nd to last semester of college. Then I'm on to taking a few summer courses and if all holds I should be done mid August. These next few weeks are going to fly by so fast with projects and tests and midterms coming up. Today was relaxing for a little bit. The weather was absolutely gorgeous. 80 degrees and sunny for February isn't bad. Tonight I get to babysit for a little while and then I get to come back and just lay down and perhaps go to sleep early. I have off the entire weekend and don't quite know what to do with myself. I was thinking cleaning, depending on the weather and perhaps getting a head start on some homework that is due in the distant future. That is all for now and I hope soon some interesting things will happen so I may share them with you!