Cutting Everyone Some Slack

            It seems the world is giving everyone some slack and is feeling sorry for those who had not been born with a golden spoon; too bad that is what I say.

            Let me tell the world, I was not born with a golden spoon, nor a silver one; I was taught to respect my elders and be honest and fair. If I failed to do these things I new I was in for either a beating or a severe punishment such as no going out for a week.

Now that was horrible, to deny me time outdoors with my friends; a punishment that would destroy my life, well at least at that time I thought so. Today the kids don’t really care to go out, they have so much electronics why should they; now we threaten to take their “toys” away and force them to go, get out.

            Now they think is a punishment. We have decided to reward those who deserve punishment and not hold them accountable for their wrongful deeds.

            I believe the government needs to get out of our house and let us discipline our children the good ole fashion way, I am not talking about beating them to a pulp; but a little swat on the buttocks never hurt anyone. Besides I believe it was purposely placed there for just that reason, a spanking is what the kids of today need, especially the ones who are so disrespectful to everyone around them including their parents. I know as a youth thirty years ago or so, once we got outdoors one would put on make-up and we spoke words we would never dare speak at home or in the presence of another adult. Today the average teenagers will not only “tell us where to go” but the language they use would knock my grandmother’s sox off!

            This article is sparked by the recent Time Square Bomb Attempt, AOL and I am sure other news channels are telling us he was a victim of circumstances, or that his life was not filled with love, joy and toys. After reading several articles posted on AOL about this person, I realized if we are going to feel sorry for him then we have driven down the wrong path of life.

            Most people through out the world who cherish life, has had to work hard, they have been disciplined, taught respect for themselves as well as others; nothing was ever handed to them. We have all had crap to deal with, from loosing a best friend or seeing our parent’s fail at things; for that matter we all failed at things through our life; it is through these trail and errors that we had learned and corrected our ways.

We need to stop giving everyone some “slack” and start making them accountable for their actions, stop making excuses and start punishing those who do wrong. Let there be Justice, whether handed down by our parents, our peers or in some situations the government, but justice must be served!