[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

A fair few people took offense in another thread when I said the best indicator of a successful life is being raised by two parents.

I agree it is the best,but I raised my eldest 2 children alone for most of their childhood and their youth,until I married my 2nd husband when my son was 22 and my daughter 20 ,I have never had any trouble at all with them, they never got into trouble at school or outside, strict but fair parenting is the answer and there must be a line of being the parent and them the child ,sadly today a lot of parents are more interested in being on Facebook with their mates all day ,one of my biggest bug bears is seeing parents pick their kids up from school texting as they walk home while little kid run on in front or lags behind them .. PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN ask them what sort of of day they've had, what they had for dinner,the buck stops with the parents, not schools ,not social media, not video games ,social service, they are YOUR children its up to you to guide them

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I wondered how long it would take for this ol' soundbite to trot out. "Not very long", is the unsurprising answer.

Anyway; my answer is a very firm "no" to random searches. If there is legitimate good reason to believe that someone is carrying a weapon, fine. Otherwise, no.

How do you define "random"? Would a person who "looked chavvy", was acting really shifty, and crossed the road when near a policeman count as a random search?

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

sadly today a lot of parents are more interested in being on Facebook with their mates all day ,one of my biggest bug bears is seeing parents pick their kids up from school texting as they walk home while little kid run on in front or lags behind them .. PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN

I said much the same in a "pet peeves" thread, I think in Chat&Games. At a Beavers event a few months back one of the parents spent nearly the entire "show" on her phone, while the kids were performing what they'd spent the weekend practising, and would have missed her son's bit if not nudged.

Spoiler:

I wouldn't blame someone for wearing earbuds, but to visibly be ignoring it for one's phone is bloody rude

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

How do you define "random"? Would a person who "looked chavvy", was acting really shifty, and crossed the road when near a policeman count as a random search?


I said much the same in a "pet peeves" thread, I think in Chat&Games. At a Beavers event a few months back one of the parents spent nearly the entire "show" on her phone, while the kids were performing what they'd spent the weekend practising, and would have missed her son's bit if not nudged.

Spoiler:

I wouldn't blame someone for wearing earbuds, but to visibly be ignoring it for one's phone is bloody rude

Really gets my back up !! I've wound down my car window many times and shouted when I've seen "Mothers" crossing a very busy road near me ,texting or checking if anyones "Liked" their post saying they have just picked "Princess " up from school and they are not even holding the 4 yr old "Princess's " hand as she's 10 yards behind her ,this is the start of kids that will end up going wrong,Ive seen it over and over with kids near me

[kirklancaster]

[QUOTE=chuff me dizzy;9951512]I agree it is the best,but I raised my eldest 2 children alone for most of their childhood and their youth,until I married my 2nd husband when my son was 22 and my daughter 20 ,I have never had any trouble at all with them, they never got into trouble at school or outside, strict but fair parenting is the answer and there must be a line of being the parent and them the child ,sadly today a lot of parents are more interested in being on Facebook with their mates all day ,one of my biggest bug bears is seeing parents pick their kids up from school texting as they walk home while little kid run on in front or lags behind them .. PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN ask them what sort of of day they've had, what they had for dinner,the buck stops with the parents, not schools ,not social media, not video games ,social service, they are YOUR children its up to you to guide them[/QUOTE]

A SCORCHINGLY excellent post, Chuff - CRAMMED with COMMON SENSE and TRUTH.