Parents Go On Strike!!!!

[Ryan Albright]

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This is happening around were i live and i first heard about it this morning on my way to work on the radio talk show. I don't know what i think about it yet.

I would like to see what you think

Are they doing the right thing?
Is this Abandonment?
Should they be put in jail or praised?

[Greg Ross]

Originally Posted by Ryan Albright

Are they doing the right thing?
Is this Abandonment?
Should they be put in jail or praised?

It's the right thing if it works.
At ages 12 and 17, it would be hard to make a case that it's child endangerment or abandonment.
Assuming it works, they should write a book.

[Ryan Albright]

Originally Posted by gwross

It's the right thing if it works.
At ages 12 and 17, it would be hard to make a case that it's child endangerment or abandonment.
Assuming it works, they should write a book.

i bet they will write a book. One of the interesting things that the radio talk show brought up this morning was that they are kids they fall back into habits. They might be able to get the parents back in because they promise they will help around the house and they jmight for the first couple of weeks but then they fall back into their routine of not doing anything.

[MikeDubreuil]

Originally Posted by Ryan Albright

Are they doing the right thing?
Is this Abandonment?
Should they be put in jail or praised?

I agree that at 12 and 17 they should not be in too much danger with their parents sitting in the front yard. My only concern would be whether they are keeping food avaliable. The article states the parents are not cooking. Does that mean they're ordering out everynight? Or does it mean they buy food at the grocery store but leave it up to the kids to cook the food? Or are they truly not buying food and allowing their children to starve

[Cory]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

I agree that at 12 and 17 they should not be in too much danger with their parents sitting in the front yard. My only concern would be whether they are keeping food avaliable. The article states the parents are not cooking. Does that mean they're ordering out everynight? Or does it mean they buy food at the grocery store but leave it up to the kids to cook the food? Or are they truly not buying food and allowing their children to starve

I think a 17 year old is old enough to walk or ride a bike to the store.

They said that they won't cook for them, so I'm guessing food is available.

[Bcahn836]

i think the parents would give in before the kids would, might just be a waste of time and their 15 mins of fame. as said before the kids might might straighten up for a week or two but that would be it. I dunno just my opinion

[Dorienne]

I don't think it's right. I mean, they shouldn't be going to this extent. It doesn't say that the parents did anything else to plead with their kids. They didn't ground them, punish them from anything, etc. I'm starting to help around the house a little, gradually. I'm spoiled, I admit it, but I still want and try to help out. My brother is kind of like the two kids, and I seem to be too, but maybe these kids will learn. Who knows, Ryan, they could end up helping more in fear of their parents doing this again. Everyone's different.

[Wetzel]

Originally Posted by Cory

I think a 17 year old is old enough to walk or ride a bike to the store.

Most places, a 17 year old is old enough to drive to the store.


A 12 year old and a 17 year old are plenty old enough to be able to feed themselves. However, the 17 yo son was complaining about having to go outside after the phone rang so I don't think they are suffering at all.

At 16 I was already cooking some really tasty meals, and there are 17 year olds here at college so those of you wondering if they will be ok should ask why were they not helping out?

Wetzel

[aaronbr28040]

My parents didnt have to threaten me or move out to get things done. Even though I went to school 4 hours away for my junior and senior year, I was still expected to help out around the house when I was home and even before I got in high school. My parents would take away my car and insurance or license if I were to refuse to help them out. I was always taught that I had to help out around the house and as long as I lived in my parents house I had to abide by their rules. I didnt always do this but I knew there were consequences. Have these people raised their kids so that they have to take such drastic measures as moving out to get things done? Personally I think its sad that they had to go to this extreme.
I even remember helping my dad with welding jobs when I was a kid. I wasnt old enough yet to run a grinder or to do anything technical, but I could get him rods and run to get whatever tool he needed. Once I got older I was expected to help him out, and I did. Why? Because I knew if I didnt I would have no car, no money, and would have to stay at home all the time just to do more work. It has helped me greatly and I wish these kids would learn that doing work on their own and washing their own clothes will help them later in life.
-Aaron

[Ryan Albright]

MMMM after reading some of these post i have formulated my own opinion. I agree the kids can take care of themselves. I feel like the parents are just screwing themselves over. They are still paying all the bills, such as electric,water, etc. But yet they are the ones living outside. mmmm they didnt think that one out totally right

[MikeDubreuil]

Originally Posted by Cory

I think a 17 year old is old enough to walk or ride a bike to the store.

They said that they won't cook for them, so I'm guessing food is available.

I agree, however the grocery store doesn't give out food to most famillies for free. Are the parents providing money to go the grocery store?

[Amanda Morrison]

Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil

I agree, however the grocery store doesn't give out food to most famillies for free. Are the parents providing money to go the grocery store?

I'd say if they were only complaining about the telephone rights, the issue of food doesn't seem to be a problem. Besides, it's not as if the parents went to a hotel and left the kids - they're in the front yard, still using the house for certain functions, etc. From the nature of the articles and the interviews, I highly doubt this is an issue.

When I was a kid, I had chores to do every day/every other day. I had to dust the furniture/appliances, vacuum the living room, clean the glass and mirrors, and keep my room clean. I abhorred my parents for this, I got in trouble for neglecting my duties more times than I have fingers and toes. I was also a ridiculously messy teenager, and my room was more like a battle ground between myself and my parents than an actual bedroom, most of the time.

However, I look back and realize I was very fortunate. My mother did the dishes and laundry, asking for help very few times. Now that I'm old enough to have my own apartment, I find myself cleaning up and doing the apartment chores very often. I keep my own room pretty clean on a normal basis, too. I owe my parents for that - when I came to college, I found out just how gross some people can be.

[Alaina]

I think that's actually kind of funny that the parents left the kids high and dry...
To me, they sound like pretty lazy kids, and they deserved to be in that situation to realize that they don't need their mommy to fulfill their every whim. I mean, I think it's pretty sad that the girl is 12 years old and has only washed clothes once...And doing dishes is so easy, especially since practically all dishwashers nowadays have garbage disposals built into them, so you don't even have to do any scrubbing. And, seriously, how bad can it be to carry a bag of garbage out to the yard to throw it in a can?
I say shame on the whole family. Shame on the kids for being so lazy and irresponsible, and shame on the parents for raising the kids to think it's okay to push your parents around and make them do everything.

[VGMasterShadow]

Originally Posted by Alaina

I think that's actually kind of funny that the parents left the kids high and dry...
To me, they sound like pretty lazy kids, and they deserved to be in that situation to realize that they don't need their mommy to fulfill their every whim.

Yeah, it sounded like those kids were very lazy. The parents must have a reason for doing what they did. They're just fed up with their kids doing nothing, so they're just teaching their kids about reality, in their own, parently sort of way. But that's just my hypothesis on things, I don't really know what's going on in that household.

[MissInformation]

It's not really that original of an idea... there was a made-for-TV movie back in the 80s (I believe) about two parents going on strike. I didn't watch the movie, but I remember seeing the ads for it and thinking "Please, please, please let my parents go on strike..." My sister and I would have been fine, being girls, we were taught the basics of house keeping (and don't think I didn't resent it) but my brothers would have suffered (and yes, I would have been gleeful about it)!

Heidi

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I've actually been on strike for some time now, but no one's noticed yet. I suppose they would if I actually said what I was on strike for...