Get over it

 Heard on the news that one in four children needed mental help after the pandemic. I can't imagine why that would be. The government only told them they were all going to die if they touched each other, breathed the air without a mask on, or went to school. Parents weren't allowed to go to work. Parents refusing to get vaxxed lost their jobs and were ostracized from society. I wonder why the kids suffered from mental health issues? Could it be related to the parents acting like the world was coming to an end? Could it have anything to do with the fear mongering, threats, and predictions of death? No, that isn't it, the experts just don't know and are trying to figure that out!

 Let's take a look on how we are teaching children to respond to a crisis. First let's look at what a crisis is. Someone called me names, alert the authorities, hold a crisis intervention session, and deploy the school phycologist. I scrapped my knee! Call the paramedics. I don't feel like going to school. That's okay dear, you just stay home today and take a mental health day, buy something on Amazon. Whenever something doesn't go your way, protest and demand change! It's not fair. Sure, you were born a genetic boy, but you can be a girl if you want to. We, and the rest of the world will support you. So, what is the response to a crisis? Internalize it, blame it on others, and break out your fidget spinners! After all, anything that happens in the outside world is directed at you! The world needs to change to suit you. 

 Now I know that isn't true with all children, but the experts say it happens to one in four. Twenty five percent of the children today are suffering from mental health issues. I'm no expert on any of this but I can tell you one thing, teach them to quit, teach them to seek help at every turn, and you will wind up with what you got. The reactions are extreme. Either they shrink into themselves, or they "act" out, as we used to call that. There is no middle ground anymore. It is evident to me. It's becoming that way with the so called adults! The reaction to every event is extreme. Remember when blurting out certain expletives in public was considered crass and, in some situations, criminal? Today those same expletives are used in everyday conversation, nothing extreme about that. Why? Because the extreme has become the norm, that's why.

 We are teaching our children that the world is coming to an end unless we "go green." It's the only way we will survive! We are teaching our children you must receive certain medications and vaccinations, or you will die. We are teaching our children it is perfectly normal to take mind altering drugs daily, as a therapy, as a cure for everything. Feeling anxious, take Xanax, works wonders, you won't feel a thing. If you don't want to take Xanax, smoke some pot, that'll calm you down. Don't want to smoke, you can get that same effect from brownies or other edibles, available in a shop near you, in most major cities anyway. 

 The overall message that is being taught to children today? You can't do it on your own. We even had a President that told us all that, on national television. You can't do it on your own, you need help. In fact, if you're not asking for help you are being foolish. Sure, you took out the loan but that doesn't mean you should have to pay it back, unless you really want to. Seventy two percent of the population in America claim to be white. That means that the others, all twenty eight percent of them should get fifty percent of all the jobs, housing, and benefits in the country. If they don't, it's prejudice. Of course, we are teaching the children to simply identify themselves any way they feel. Or really to adjust that identification in accordance with the current "requirements" or "entitlements." Hey, it worked for Elizabeth Warren didn't it. Worked for Kamala Harris who changes her ethnicity whenever that becomes expedient. And that's not to mention our health secretary, a man that thinks he is a woman. That's perfectly normal and healthy. 

 We have television shows where the objective is to lie, cheat, and deceive the other contestants to win the prize. Very popular those shows. We have a sport we call MMA. Two persons fighting in a cage with very few rules. Very civilized wouldn't you say? We promote drag queens as pop heroes. We even have drag shows in elementary schools and libraries! Yes, all that is just fine. And the experts are wondering what happened. Why are our children having social issues? Why are our children killing each other at an alarming rate or killing themselves? Experts, with a PhD just can't figure it out. 

 My advice is to begin with just a couple tactics, call them strategies if you like. First, tell your children, no. Tell them they are not doing this or that, they are not in charge, they do not run the show. Second, tell them to get over it! I'm not empathizing with you; I'm not making concessions. I'm not hearing your pleas or your threats! Simply explain why you said no and tell them to get over it. They will. 

 Now it's true there is no Bible verse that says this in these words but it's still great advice to impart to your children, God helps those who help themselves. The underlining message in that is that God will "help" you as long as what you are doing is in a Godly way. He won't help you cheat, lie or deceive others. You have to believe in yourself first, you can do it. When met with an obstacle, get over it.