Family Values

So dig this...What is our country coming to? I was talking to wife D today while we were out driving and she was telling me how some of the parents on her run have a nanny for the kids. That by itself isn't a big deal. Here's the kick in the ass. She told me how sometimes, even though mom is home and doesn't work, the nanny still puts the kid on the bus. What?

You mean to tell me that you can't even put your kid on a school bus?? Now, if you're disabled and you can't, that's a different story. I'll even accept, begrudgingly, that you have to get ready for work when the bus normally arrives so that's why the nanny does it. But if you don't have a better excuse than that, then you don't deserve to have kids. Plain and simple.

What happened? Sunday dinners used to be the norm, not the exception. Spending time with family was more important that going out and making 100K a year. I know that money is important folks. I'm not one of those people that thinks that all you need is love. I know it takes money to pay the bills, but do you need to work like an animal just to make 6 figures? Do you know what you're missing out on as far as your family is concerned when you do that?

I'm not taking anything away from anyone that has worked hard to be successful. Please don't think that. I just question your motives when you work 60, 70 hours a week just to have a Benz. Or to say that you have the biggest house on the block. I say that, because I used to work those hours and make good money. (I wish it was for a 6 figure salary) Until recently. Since then we've had to change our ways and trim back and I've realized that I'm happier. Yup, sure the fuck am happier than I used to be.

I see the way today's teenagers are turning out and it scares me silly. Couple that with the fact that those teenagers are having children it scares the shit out of me to wonder what is gonna happen next. I think that's a small reason as to why I didn't want to bring kids into this world. Not to mention that I wonder if there's even gonna be a world left for them. But that's for another blog.