(12-07-2022 09:47 PM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  I am so very thankful that my three kids are all grown and - - at so far as I can tell - - appear to have their lives in good order. I don’t think that I could manage the pressures of being a parent of a teen or young adult in this current age.

All thoughts and sympathy to the Cruz family. It must be absolute hell knowing that your child is in pain.

I got lucky with my oldest. He's 14, gets good grades, athletic, lots of friends, has a prom queen caliber girlfriend that is absolutely wonderful, and has always kind of been at the top of the pyramid. My middle girl is only 7 but seems to be heading on a similar path. Of course I say this knocking on wood as mental health can indeed be hidden under the surface undetected.

Not sure about my youngest. She got the short end of the stick wrt Covid since socialization at 2-3 years old pretty much 100% has to be organized. So she didn't have anyone her age to play with for 2 years and is now 4 and extremely immature. We'll see if she catches up, but she might be the biggest challenge.

I find really all you have to do is talk to them and be involved. Sometimes I take my son out for a few hours to do whatever. Might be 2 hours in before he opens up or says anything meaningful about anything. Just need to put in the time. Senator Cruz is a busy man that travels all over the country and is probably rarely home. I doubt he has the time for extended one on one periods with his kids. I'm sure he cares and tries, but they aren't going to open up if you just show up in their room from time to time and ask. I like Ted Cruz and tend to agree with most of his political views, but if I were him I'd be resigning.

I have a 15 year old son, 12 and 10 year old daughters. They don't follow any of those "social media influencers" or any of that crap. They don't talk about anything different than when I was a kid. Biggest difference is that they do have technology to play games, do school work, and research things without having to go to the library. I think so much of this is overblown it isn't funny.

Kids will always have struggles in their teens. It is a parent's job to keep an eye on them, support them, and show them you love them unconditionally. Be there when they have questions, and encourage them at all levels. I don't think this is a crisis of anything other than parenting in this country. Part of that is the whole "you can't punish your kids" view that so many people have now. My kids have expectations, and know the results of not making those expectations. They have each been spanked 1 time in their life and realized who is boss, and we've never had an issue again. They get good grades, and they handle their chores.

This is an area that both sides of the media really miss... they blame the other political group instead of putting the blame squarely on the parents. At the end of the day the kids are reflective of their parents.

(12-08-2022 07:37 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  I actually just got a negative rep from commie tom for my post on kids and mental health.

He said it was "way out of bounds for this thread"

There are people that actually give negative rep points?

That's funny. And, pathetic. But, mostly pathetic.

(12-08-2022 10:14 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Kids today are so impulsive and impressionable. I'm sure living with 95% of twitter ripping on your dad takes a toll after a while...

The entire popular culture.....media, hollywood, TV, commericals and social media are just over the top anti-men and anti-masculinity.

The whole machine is working overtime to teach children that tradition families with a mother and father raising up strong, family oriented young men and women is evil and has to be tossed out forever.

(12-08-2022 08:43 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:40 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:35 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:16 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:07 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Yep, that's what I did put in the little limited character box when you rep someone. And you're bearing false witness if you think the rep hit was solely because of you talking about mental health issues with kids.

You likely don't know **** about the daughter of Mr. Cruz, yet you go off on this LBGTQ+ diatribe and even have the nerve to interject abortion. To me, these have NO place in this thread. That's my opinion.

Your the one bearing false witness Tom, I clearly quoted and responded to a post that was speaking specifically on mental heath in kids today, not Ted's daughter.

Honestly Tom, the fact that the post triggered you into negative repping me just illustrated that I made a very true and important point on the topic.

Dude, I gave you a -1 out of a possible -3. Relax.

Silly me to think I could post a thread merely encouraging people to have a kind thought about the young girl and her family and not have it devolve into the norm.

Why on earth would I be upset Tom? It caused mutiple people to positive rep me in response. So thank you.

Unlike you Tom most of us here can actually walk and chew gum at the same time. We can process the sad news about Ted's daughter AND have a real conversation about mental health in kids.

Again, I just thought it didn't belong in a thread about a politician's daughter. Especially since we know pretty much nothing about her.

I saw nothing to get overly upset about personally. Evidently he pushed a button with you...that I do not have.

(12-08-2022 01:30 PM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:43 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:40 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:35 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 08:16 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  Your the one bearing false witness Tom, I clearly quoted and responded to a post that was speaking specifically on mental heath in kids today, not Ted's daughter.

Honestly Tom, the fact that the post triggered you into negative repping me just illustrated that I made a very true and important point on the topic.

Dude, I gave you a -1 out of a possible -3. Relax.

Silly me to think I could post a thread merely encouraging people to have a kind thought about the young girl and her family and not have it devolve into the norm.

Why on earth would I be upset Tom? It caused mutiple people to positive rep me in response. So thank you.

Unlike you Tom most of us here can actually walk and chew gum at the same time. We can process the sad news about Ted's daughter AND have a real conversation about mental health in kids.

Again, I just thought it didn't belong in a thread about a politician's daughter. Especially since we know pretty much nothing about her.

I saw nothing to get overly upset about personally. Evidently he pushed a button with you...that I do not have.

Again, it wasn't that big a deal...just typical for him. As I said, I only gave a negative 1 rather than a -3. Also, I since deleted it.

(12-08-2022 10:14 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Kids today are so impulsive and impressionable. I'm sure living with 95% of twitter ripping on your dad takes a toll after a while...

Yep, I'd hate to be the child of a prominent politician.

(12-08-2022 04:52 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:14 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Kids today are so impulsive and impressionable. I'm sure living with 95% of twitter ripping on your dad takes a toll after a while...

Yep, I'd hate to be the child of a prominent politician.

Great points, both of you. Whatever we think of their parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles, these poor political kids get extra doses of some of the worst poison that social media has to offer. And we probably all know of children with non-famous parents who've had serious problems due to social media, without half the country saying terrible things about one of the most important people in their lives every day. Very few if any of these kids are likely of the age and have the influence to have played a real role in encouraging their family member to bring the public spotlight onto the family.

(12-08-2022 04:52 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:14 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Kids today are so impulsive and impressionable. I'm sure living with 95% of twitter ripping on your dad takes a toll after a while...

Yep, I'd hate to be the child of a prominent politician.

I've had a couple of conversations with Rand about his concerns over subjecting Will, Robert, and Duncan to it.

(12-08-2022 09:25 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 04:52 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:14 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Kids today are so impulsive and impressionable. I'm sure living with 95% of twitter ripping on your dad takes a toll after a while...

Yep, I'd hate to be the child of a prominent politician.

I've had a couple of conversations with Rand about his concerns over subjecting Will, Robert, and Duncan to it.

Did you also punch him like his neighbor did? I wouldn't continue bragging about knowing the Bush family or Paul family. It's not the flex you think it is.

(12-08-2022 09:31 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  Did you also punch him like his neighbor did? I wouldn't continue bragging about knowing the Bush family or Paul family. It's not the flex you think it is.

And I give not a f**k what you think.

(12-08-2022 09:39 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 09:31 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  Did you also punch him like his neighbor did? I wouldn't continue bragging about knowing the Bush family or Paul family. It's not the flex you think it is.

And I give not a f**k what you think.

With the amount of name dropping you do on this forum... seems you do indeed give quite the ****.

(12-08-2022 10:37 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 09:39 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 09:31 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  Did you also punch him like his neighbor did? I wouldn't continue bragging about knowing the Bush family or Paul family. It's not the flex you think it is.

And I give not a f**k what you think.

With the amount of name dropping you do on this forum... seems you do indeed give quite the ****.

Not for you, sorry.

Tulane, with all the best intentions, eat crap, you miserable excuse for a responsible adult.

(12-08-2022 09:31 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 09:25 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 04:52 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 10:14 AM)WalkThePlank Wrote:  Kids today are so impulsive and impressionable. I'm sure living with 95% of twitter ripping on your dad takes a toll after a while...

Yep, I'd hate to be the child of a prominent politician.

I've had a couple of conversations with Rand about his concerns over subjecting Will, Robert, and Duncan to it.

Did you also punch him like his neighbor did? I wouldn't continue bragging about knowing the Bush family or Paul family. It's not the flex you think it is.

I always thought the bet-welching comments were something of a cheap shot, JD. But then I read a comment like this and realize that you are somehow even a lower human being than a merely dishonest internet poster.

Smitty is right. Eat ****.

(12-08-2022 10:43 AM)mlb Wrote:  I have a 15 year old son, 12 and 10 year old daughters. They don't follow any of those "social media influencers" or any of that crap. They don't talk about anything different than when I was a kid. Biggest difference is that they do have technology to play games, do school work, and research things without having to go to the library. I think so much of this is overblown it isn't funny.

Kids will always have struggles in their teens. It is a parent's job to keep an eye on them, support them, and show them you love them unconditionally. Be there when they have questions, and encourage them at all levels. I don't think this is a crisis of anything other than parenting in this country. Part of that is the whole "you can't punish your kids" view that so many people have now. My kids have expectations, and know the results of not making those expectations. They have each been spanked 1 time in their life and realized who is boss, and we've never had an issue again. They get good grades, and they handle their chores.

This is an area that both sides of the media really miss... they blame the other political group instead of putting the blame squarely on the parents. At the end of the day the kids are reflective of their parents.

I agree with most of this. The problem are the kids that fall through the cracks. That's always been an issue but social media has been especially bad for those kids. Mine are young but they don't have tablets and I restrict cartoon time and monitor it very closely. The number of parent that I see out and about who just stick a screen in the kids face at the first sign of inconvenience is really disturbing.

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(12-09-2022 06:29 AM)b2b Wrote:  I agree with most of this. The problem are the kids that fall through the cracks. That's always been an issue but social media has been especially bad for those kids. Mine are young but they don't have tablets and I restrict cartoon time and monitor it very closely. The number of parent that I see out and about who just stick a screen in the kids face at the first sign of inconvenience is really disturbing.

I don't disagree with anything you said, there will always be a few that fall through the cracks. But I still think overall it is almost always a parenting issue. My kids have had tablets since they were very young, but I still limit screen time. When they were younger and less able to handle their behavior I'd put a cartoon on in front of them if we went out to eat (although I never took them anywhere you had to be quiet). They never do now as they are all old enough and know better.

(12-08-2022 10:37 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 09:39 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 09:31 PM)JDTulane Wrote:  Did you also punch him like his neighbor did? I wouldn't continue bragging about knowing the Bush family or Paul family. It's not the flex you think it is.

And I give not a f**k what you think.

With the amount of name dropping you do on this forum... seems you do indeed give quite the ****.

Relax Francis.

(12-08-2022 02:11 AM)GeminiCoog Wrote:  

(12-07-2022 06:33 PM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(12-07-2022 05:49 PM)WKUApollo Wrote:  Although we don't have all the details yet, it does at first look seem like another teenager mental health crisis that is one amongst a vast number occurring nationwide. The new pandemic is the mental health crisis among our youth, significantly impacted by the covid pandemic. I work in the education field and the things we are seeing would shock most folks. I'm deeply concerned about the future if we don't address this emerging tsumami.

Covid exacerbated the situation but there are other fundamental issues in our culture that are driving the mental heath issues of young people.

The problem is some of the key issues are things these people will refuse to acknowledge as major issues, such as social media, social media influncers who are set up as idols for kids to worship, and much of the complete lunacy that these social media idiols push on kids such as transgenderism, sexual identity alterations including hormone blockers or changes and radical genital mutilation surgeries that more often then not lead to even more serious mental health issues.

We are so far removed from the idea of simply having equal rights for LGBTQ types, we are now in another galaxy where homosexuality, transgenderism, radical surgeries even on small children are now pushed hard on these kids. The ldea of being LGBTQ+++ is not just accepted, its romanticized, celebrated and idolized above all things in society.

Young girls are taught that not only is is NOT their job to raise up strong young men and woman in a family structure, they are actually taught that such things are evil and oppressive. And that its actually a more righteous decision to murder your child in the womb because they are just a nuisance anyway and never get married or reproduce at all for the sake of the environment and self-centered focus.

There has never been a generation of kids and teens that had more totally insane and self destructive garbage pushed on them by social influencers. Brainwashed is not a big enough word, their mental heath is being systematically attacked and destroyed on a level never before see in our history.

Amen, brother. Preach!

Yeah, on the sig. I guess the MSM got the picture and reported correctly in 1984, Reagan's reelection, where the Gipper took every state except Minnesota, which was his opponent's (Mondale's) home state. Go, Gipper! (Mondale also took took the cesspool, I mean city, of Washington, DC)

(12-08-2022 08:07 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(12-08-2022 07:37 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  I actually just got a negative rep from commie tom for my post on kids and mental health.

He said it was "way out of bounds for this thread"

Yep, that's what I did put in the little limited character box when you rep someone. And you're bearing false witness if you think the rep hit was solely because of you talking about mental health issues with kids.

You likely don't know **** about the daughter of Mr. Cruz, yet you go off on this LBGTQ+ diatribe and even have the nerve to interject abortion. To me, these have NO place in this thread. That's my opinion.

Your clueless if you don’t think all of what Eric stated isn effecting the mental health of our youth. The fact that you say you are a believer yet cast your pearls into the pigpen is a shameful sin that you will answer for. You cannot expect to not be filthy at this point. The valley of death awaits for those who glorify themselves.

What is Paul talking about in Romans 1? They did not think it wise to retain the knowledge of God so he gave them over to a depraved mind. And they did things that ought not be done.