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I woke up this morning to this email in my inbox:
Hello [Rescue Organization name deleted]!
Could you please tell me how I would go about adopting Nelson? I have been […]
Original post: Adventures in Volunteering Part 2
The kid doesn’t need a dog, he needs a parent. People need to learn to raise their children properly instead of looking for an easy way out.
Gee, someone wants a dog because their child is afraid of the dark and that makes them too stupid to be a parent. V’s kids (or whoever the hell the belong to) smash the windows out of a neighbors truck. What does that make V? What a ridiculous post.
What’s retarded is assuming that this parent is just leaving her kid in a crib all day because she wants her child to form a bond with an animal. The lady wasn’t implying she would lock the kid in the room with the dog.
Anyone that lives with kids 24/7 knows you can’t fucking coddle them all day and night. That never allows them to feel any independence, and you need to be away from them sometimes. It’s not neglect, it’s called “preserving one’s sanity.”
V’s probably just jealous that a parent would want their child to have a pet, since her mother never let her have any. And you know it’s total bullshit that V’s writing these rude letters in response. I doubt she replied at all.
It’s all funny and shit, but seriously - how is a puppy going to help in fear of darkness!? It’s not a lamp, it’s a frickin’ dog!
What are stuffed teddy bears for?
Can someone point me to the origin of this whole “V’s stepkids smashed their neighbor’s truck windows” thing? I’m just not getting the joke, apparently.
V used to be entertaining when she was taking on other retarded and/or mommy bloggers and stirring up fights on the Internet. Now she cannot stop writing about her oh-so-informed parenting views.
Give me a break - you have become those you used to parody.
I wish all of you who try to judge V’s knowledge on parenting based on the stupid actions of a couple of kids she barely has any control over would realize how incredibly weak that argument is. You all sound like morons. She has no say in the discipline of her step-children. She sees them, at most, on the weekends. What exactly do you drooling nitwits expect her to do, wave a magic wand and make them well-behaved? You do realize that even good kids do highly questionable things, yes?
Hell, who DOESN’T think about how they’d REALLY like to respond to some things. Even V has to restrain herself sometimes!
But seriously, V’s right about the dog, and the parent in the post should be enlightened.
Consider that not all parents have had the benefit of good parenting examples set for them (V is a good example of this). Of course, there are straight-out idiots raising children. But where’s the harm in telling the parent it’s a stupid idea? Only a Retarded Parent wouldn’t consider logical advice!!
You’re all fucked. Amen.
Ziah-
Yes your right we shouldn’t judge V’s parenting skills based on the actions of her stepchildren or whatever it is they are. But by that rationale should she not do the same for someone who sends her an email asking for a dog for their kid?
pot -> kettle -> black
Seriously, who’s the moron?
the only reason my 3 yr old does not have his own puppy is we are not in a place that would allow it. I grew up with a dog. Having a dog for a kid is great. The dog bonds with that kid and in a few years if he wants to take the dog for a walk around the block, God help anyone that tried to harm that kid. The dog would be barking alerting people that something is going on. The dog would protect that kid. I know I was that kid back in the day when as kids we left the house to go out and play and our parents had no idea where we were. Just having the dog deters some would be criminals that may harm your kid.
Okay, sure — dogs are protective, dogs are fun (although I’m not really following the implication that if you have a dog, it’s cool to let your kids go out and “have no idea where [they are]). But? A dog is not a cure for being afraid of the dark. That… is a pretty stupid idea. Teaching your kid how to calm himself down? Great. Buying a nightlight? Also great. Talking your child through his fears and being firm about bedtime meaning sleep? Wonderful!
… Leaving your kid alone in his scary dark room with a big toothy animal? Er, not so much. V pointed this out in a pretty over-the-top way (because, uh, she’s V), but she was RIGHT. You don’t take on a creature who needs to be trained, fed, loved, exercised, and cared for just to function as some sort of bizarre and dangerous teddy bear.
Charles Gauss-
I hope that statement comes from a serious ignorance about responsible dog ownership. Otherwise, wow. Please don’t breed.
You know, I’d expect this kind of [imaginary] response if the woman said “I have a 3 year old child, and I’m just tired of parenting. I think I’ll buy a dog to do that for me from now on.”
Maybe Mrs. Acres is at a loss for parents to berate? I have no trouble finding a score of shitty parents everytime I’m in any department or grocery store — knocking tons of clothes off of racks, running wild, hiding inside freezer doors. Make a day of it and tell all those parents that their kids are being fuckbags, and that their parenting skills suck.
I’m a complete proponent of enlightening stupid parents that their ideas or parenting skills are lacking. I just don’t think this dog email incident qualifies as “stupid parenting.” The entire post makes V look desperate to critcize something, anything.
Nightlights are lame, people. The dark is for sleeping.
And WOW, dogs need training? Says who? Dogs should just run around biting and shitting and chewing and being otherwise obnoxious mammals in general.
Stephanie Klein’s kid need a walker to learn how to walk, but she insists he is normal. Uh huh. V - if you start writing bout her again, your traffic will go way up and you’ll be fun again.
Sara:
The truck story WAS here:
http://www.violentacres.com/archives/257/how-much-is-a-broken-down-rusted-out-1979-chevy-truck-worth
but it isn’t there anymore. Neither is her story about her punishment:
http://www.violentacres.com/archives/258/destructive-kids-and-pick-up-truck-drama
But you can our reactions to it here:
http://www.violentacrestalk.com/va-how-much-is-a-broken-down-rusted-out-1979-chevy-truck-worth/
and here:
http://www.violentacrestalk.com/va-destructive-kids-and-pick-up-truck-drama/