The Inner Voice

Today I wanted to talk about something I believe the world has lost. This loss is a tragic one. Without this component people are nervous, people are suspicious, people are afraid!

This something is called: the inner voice.

Why doesn’t the younger generation have an inner voice? Was it not taught to them? Were their parents those new age types who, while their child was pummeling a neighbor would whisper out the window, “Now, Johnny you stop that. Johnny this is not the correct way to play.” And when little Johnny stops the bloodletting, Mom would say, “Now Johnny you need to go for a five minute time out” while the neighbor’s kid is being hauled off to the ER.

Hey Mom…WHACK LITTLE JOHNNY ON THE ASS!

No one has died from a whack on the ass! That’s why it is padded! Now I don’t mean beat the crap out of your kid, of course not, but they must be taught that there are consequences to their actions.

Adults already know this… constantly late for work? Bad review, no raise, eventually you’ll be fired. Bank robbers, get caught and you’ll spend time in prison. Murderers, get caught and you will hang.

Why do most (not all) young people have no respect, have no drive, and have an attitude and a smirk on their faces you would love just to wipe off for them, is due to one thing: Parents!

There must be a consistent hand of punishment in the home. Whether it is a whack on the butt, a cell phone taken away, a computer taken away – something! Sending your teen to their room… are you nuts! You’re sending them to where their “toys” are. What kind of punishment is that? Take their cell phones away for four hours and now you are talking punishment.

Are you worried about your teen ‘hating’ you? Oh well. Let him/her hate you for twenty minutes until they need a ride. These people are not your friends – they are your children – you had them, you are responsible for bringing them up properly, respectfully, law abiding, and ready for their future survival.

Some teens and young adults are totally out of control. They say what they want when they want. They can be rude to a person, who really doesn’t deserve it. There is nothing in their heads telling them to: STOP, DON’T, NO! No priest, No parent, No Voice. Nothing. Who will these people be when they become adults?

A few weeks ago I was coming out the door and up the walk, our upstairs neighbors pulled in and a teenage girl, who I never met, got out of the passenger side. I said, “Hey how are you doing?” She said something like, “good thank you, how are you?” I was so struck by her manners, about two weeks later I was introduced to her mother at a gathering and told her about the meeting with her daughter and thanked her for raising such a polite person. Her mother beamed!

Mothers! When you see the proper behavior, spend a minute and thank the mother for doing a good job. Reinforce positive!