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Rules are Rules

10 step process

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Comment from XinaD
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I love this.

My children are growing up in a 10-step household. They remind me often of how barbaric I am. I'm ok with it. They will be too, one day, knock on wood.

Excellent job, a very enjoyable read.

 Comment Written 14-Feb-2024

Comment from Daylily
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This should be required reading today for every spoiled child. Parents are not parenting when they let the kids run the household and have no respect for others.

This is a problem I first observed when I worked as a Family Resource Specialist at Head Start long, long ago. It appears that even today, parents are afraid of hurting the feelings of their children and are afraid that their kids will no longer love them if they are held to a strict standard. We are definitely living in a mixed up world.

 Comment Written 27-Jan-2024

Comment from Navada
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We didn't do too badly being raised this way, did we? I don't think every new parenting trend is necessarily an improvement. I know there are other challenges to deal with today, like social media, but the underlying values should remain the same.

 Comment Written 27-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 27-Jan-2024
    No, I think we did just fine. I agree todays a much different society but our values should and can still be priority.
    Thanks for reading,
    John
Comment from Janet Foor
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Excellent! If all parents followed these 10 rules, our world would be a better place today and many of today's social problems would not exist. Sorry I don't have any sixes left. This one should have a 10.

Blessings
Janet

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 26-Jan-2024
    Janet,
    A great review with such kind words.
    Much appreciated.
    John
Comment from Wendy G
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Exactly so. It's called love, and it's called setting boundaries, and they were good and wise ones. Massive changes within society in just a couple of generations, all in the name of freedom - and it's not (for the most part) good. Well written.
Wendy

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 26-Jan-2024
    Wendy.
    Thank you for this fine review.
    Always appreciated.
    John
Comment from Lisasview
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Good morning,
I get up with exactly the same ten rules. My parents were strict .. As far as I recall I was never hit..spanked... but then again I followed the rules...
I really enjoyed the rules and brought our daughter up the same way...and she brought up her children in the same way....
Lisa

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 26-Jan-2024
    Thank you, Lisa for reading and sharing.
    John
reply by Lisasview on 27-Jan-2024
    Always glad to review,
    Lisa
Comment from lyenochka
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Excellent commentary! Yes, these are typically the kind of upbringing most of us Baby Boomers had. Unfortunately, some of our kids seem quite adverse to discipline. No wonder the world is such a mess. Sigh. My father-in-law claimed that it was Dr. Spock's lenient parenting books that ruined our generation...

Some comments:
According to todays generation (today's)
to my sister and I (me) no one pays attention to this rule anymore so ignore if you wish.
unless it was at our aunts house, (aunt's)

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 26-Jan-2024
    Thank you for those corrections. I took care of them.
    Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
    Much appreciated.
    John
Comment from Dawn Munro
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This is wonderful! I agree, too, with everything your Mom and Dad made their children follow. Just a few minor suggestions--

"According to todays generation of kids, my mom and ..." Add the apostrophe for possession to "today(')s"

"...ten step (scornful) household like I did..." Here I would omit the word "scornful" -- nothing you have written illustrates any scorn IMO

and lastly, ten step can be hyphenated = "ten-step"

I enjoyed this tremendously!

 Comment Written 26-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 26-Jan-2024
    Thank you, Dawn for reading and those spags.
    John
reply by Dawn Munro on 26-Jan-2024
    You're very welcome.
Comment from karenina
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Count me in...

All ten rules fully enforced! Manners were a MUST! After dinner we asked "May I be excused?" -- and we cleared our place if the answer was yes!

I lived outdoors with my brothers and the neighborhood kids, morning until supper. Everyone's parents kept an eye on us...

I was babysitting three children for fifty-cents per hour by age twelve--and when I "expressed" a wish for more hip" clothes my mom brought out her sewing machine and told me to have at it!

Grades we're not negotiable, nor was Sunday Mass.

No Wi-Fi, no participation trophies, no pity parties!

Thank God!

I raised mine the same... and the grandkids may get teased by the kids who rule their roost...

But they respect the rules!

Karenina


 Comment Written 26-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 26-Jan-2024
    Karenina,
    What a nice review.
    Sorry for the late response, busy at work.

    I always appreciate hearing from you.
    John
reply by karenina on 27-Jan-2024
    Never a need to apologize...

    It was my pleasure!
Comment from John Ciarmello
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Ahh, this brought me back, John!


The notion that we could leave the house at 8 am and not come home until 6 pm is unheard of today. Parents today would have filed a missing person's report before noon! Myself included if I raised children in today's day and age.

Thanks for the memories, my friend! Best, JohnC

 Comment Written 25-Jan-2024


reply by the author on 26-Jan-2024
    Thank you, John.
    Agreed with your thoughts as well.
    John