Undisciplined Children are driving me crazy.... This is my rant for the month, as it's been a tough one so far... so bear with me.

Our kids / skids are so out of touch that all I see is rude behavior, a sense of entitlement, selfishness and such a lack of respect that it’s worrisome. Society blames this behavior on the divorce rate being so high..ummm in part yes, but not totally...

Parents are more worried about hurting kids' self-esteem then teaching them about life, discipline, hard work, and respect. Children are babied and sheltered, not allowing them to develop the coping skills needed to deal with life's ups and downs. add to that the total disrespect of authority our youth have and here we have a society of spoiled, lazy, disrespectful, maladjusted, self-centered people with superiority complexes.

Kids should understand that, while their own world revolves around them, the rest of the world does not. From the book - 50 things kids do not learn in school - Life is not fair, get used to it. If your kids want an IPOD, have them do extra chores and earn the money. This teaches the value of work, that delayed gratification does not kill you, and - wait for it - develops self respect and self esteem. WOW, what a novel idea !!!

ARGGGGHHH it's so tough being a Step Mom..I mean where do I fit in... Z