When my son was 4 years old I took away his mattress and forced him to sleep on the floor every night.
If he did his chores, I closed his window.
If he got straight Aās, I gave him a blanket.
If he got in a fight at school and won, I wouldnāt force him to take his shower cold.
One day, he asked me,
ādad, why is that no matter how hard I work, I canāt seem to earn a bed?ā
I slapped him, first - every question carries a price - then responded,
āson, you can work as hard as you can in this world, it doesnāt always mean youāre going to get what you want.ā
Then I asked him,
āis there a bed in our house?ā
He answered,
āyes, but itās yours, isnāt it?ā
I punched him again - for the question - then told him
āyes. If you want a bed, you need to fight me for it.ā
Our president is 80 years old.
The average age of our senate is 64 years old.
Young people expect the older generations to give them everything, they are never raised to fight for and take what they want, so they deserve nothing.
Waking up to my 7 year old with a blade held to my throat was the proudest Iād ever been.
As I slept on the floor, shivering that night in the cold (he also took my blanket and broke my window), I rested soundly, knowing Iād taught him well.
When my son was 4 years old I took away his mattress and forced him to sleep on the floor every night.
If he did his chores, I closed his window.
If he got straight Aās, I gave him a blanket.
If he got in a fight at school and won, I wouldnāt force him to take his shower cold.
One day, he asked me,
ādad, why is that no matter how hard I work, I canāt seem to earn a bed?ā
I slapped him, first - every question carries a price - then responded,
āson, you can work as hard as you can in this world, it doesnāt always mean youāre going to get what you want.ā
Then I asked him,
āis there a bed in our house?ā
He answered,
āyes, but itās yours, isnāt it?ā
I punched him again - for the question - then told him
āyes. If you want a bed, you need to fight me for it.ā
Our president is 80 years old.
The average age of our senate is 64 years old.
Young people expect the older generations to give them everything, they are never raised to fight for and take what they want, so they deserve nothing.
Waking up to my 7 year old with a blade held to my throat was the proudest Iād ever been.
As I slept on the floor, shivering that night in the cold (he also took my blanket and broke my window), I rested soundly, knowing Iād taught him well.