WOW!! Is she SERIOUS?
Author: justsimplyholly // Category: Parenting, WTH?, You can't be serious!I’m sitting here watching The Today Show. Meridith is talking to a lady on a segment called “Today’s Family: Dealing with kids’ gross behavior”. I missed the name of the woman she is talking to, so I apologize. The general “air” of the segment is obviously dealing with the gross things that kids do. The first thing they talked about was farting. Now, my family is weird because we laugh our butts off over farts. Hey, come on, it’s a natural part of life!
I grew up with a sister who is a “fart supresser” meaning that if she could not excuse herself to “pass gas” she would hold it. Now, I’m not the type of parent who encourages unacceptable behavior from my children when they are in public, and from what I’ve been told by people, I have very polite children. But here at home when it’s just the four of us, that’s a completely different story. Farting does not bother me at all! So when I heard this woman who was talking to Meridith say something like “If your teen won’t stop farting, take away the lap top for a week”. WTH is THAT about? Are you SERIOUS? Punish a child because they are FARTING? No, I’m sorry! As a parent of a 15 year old and a 12 year old, I have MUCH bigger battles to deal with compared to farting! I would much rather hear my child fart than find out that they are doing drugs or drinking. I would much rather that my child fart than treat people disrespectfully!
Am I the only person that honestly feels that farting is not a bad thing? Am I really that far off as a parent because I don’t punish my child because they won’t stop farting? I’m sorry, but I’m just blown away by that segment!
You can read about the segment HERE but they only talk about younger children and how to deal with them if “You think they’re farting on purpose”. This is their exact quote:
And, if you think that it’s been accomplished on purpose, then several minutes in timeout may be in order so that he’ll think twice before doing it again!
YOUNG MAN, YOU’D BETTER THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU THINK ABOUT FARTING IN THIS HOUSE! OMG, SPARE ME!
I decided to email The Today Show about this segment. I thought I’d share the email that I sent them with you:
In response to this mornings segment and this article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23018000/
As a parent of a 15 year old boy and a 12 year old girl who I feel are great children I can’t help but wonder if you’re kidding! As a parent in today’s society I face many different situations with my children where punishment is completely justified. But while watching the segment with Meridith and Dr. Peters this morning my jaw dropped to the floor over Dr. Peters suggestion to “Take away the laptop for a week” over a teen passing gas. What kind of totally not right “Doctor” is this woman? And have we as a society become so “righteous” that passing gas has become such a major thing?
Before you ask, NO, I do not encourage my children to pass gas or burp in public. They know that it’s not something that is acceptable and they do excuse themselves if they do so in public. However, for a “Doctor” to suggest that I should punish my child for FARTING in my own home only tells me that that doctor has NO business treating children or telling people how to parent. That is, unless, that Doctor specifically caters to the rich and elite. I watch The Today Show religiously from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM every day and this segment has to be the biggest joke I have ever watched. I certainly hope it was a one time only thing and not a trend.
Yes, there are many things that children SHOULD be punished for, but passing gas is NOT one of them.
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