How we choose to raise our children and the lessons we decide to ingrain in them from an early age differs from parent to parent.
It’s only natural, of course. Some mothers and fathers take a more disciplined approach, for example, while others prefer to let their kids go through a try and fail cycle so that they can learn right and wrong through their own experiences.
Now, for the most part, how one chooses to style their son or daughter’s upbringing is their business, no one else’s. Yet that doesn’t stop people commenting and criticizing online every time a debate is sparked over some parental decision or another…
I remember when I was younger, doing chores was considered part and parcel of everyday life. I mean for me and my siblings, of course, not only my mother.
Doing dishes, making beds, helping to prepare food before mealtimes… the list goes on and on.
I understand times change, but in my mind getting children to help out with tasks around the house – providing there’s no danger involved – is a great way to instill values and a worth ethic that will come in handy later on.
It seems, though, that not everyone agrees. According to reports, one mother found this out the hard way a few years back after she uploaded pictures of her son and shared her method of giving him chores to do with the internet.
The mom in question, 22-year-old Nikkole Paulun, reportedly explained how she proudly put her 7-year-old son, Lyle, to work around the house, where he would help out with things like cooking and cleaning.
Nothing too dramatic, I’m sure we can all agree, but that didn’t stop online detractors from verbally attacking her and expressing concern over the potential impact on the child’s emotional well-being.
The bulk of the critics targeted the fact that the mother had shared her son’s chores online, not only potentially making other parents question themselves, but also flagging the idea that the child might not want to have his daily activities shared with a large number of strangers online.
One woman went as far as to write in the comments that Nikkole couldn’t just let her child “be your slave. Or to do the chores that you yourself don’t want to do.”
Another wrote: “So I take it you can do everything ur teaching ur son to do or are you just putting pressure on ur child?”
A third added: “Don’t get me wrong… a child should know responsibility. .. but should not be operating a stove that young.“
A fourth wrote: “Lazy mother’s are sweeping the country. It’s good to teach them while they’re young but i notice alot of these single mom’s are just raising their boy’s to be the man that they wish they always had.“
There were many who defended Nikkole in the comments, too, with her post gaining viral status after it garnered over 8,000 comments and 156,000 interactions on Facebook.
Nikkole herself insisted that she enjoys doing housework and that her son Lyle “just helps along the way & earns allowance as well.
What’s more, she added that her then-one-year-old daughter, Ellie, would be following in her elder siblings steps and doing the same thing when she was a little older.
What do you think to Nikkole’s parenting approach and the criticism she got for it? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box.
Farmer Finds Pasture Empty, Sees All 32 Dead Cows In One Big Pile
This time of year, lightning strikes and thunderclaps are common in Missouri.
The recent extreme weather and water have caused significant harm to the area.
After feeding the dairy cows on a Saturday morning, Jared Blackwelder, a farmer in Springfield, and his wife Misty heard loud crashes, but they didn’t pay any attention to it.
However, Blackwelder discovered the horrifying sight when he returned to the field to gather the cows for the milking at night: his thirty-two dairy cows were dead and stacked on top of each other in the mulch.
“He went out to bring the cows in and that’s when he found them,” stated Stan Coday, president of the Wright County Missouri Farm Bureau, as reported by CBS News.It happens a lot. It does happen. The worst thing about this issue was the sheer number of animals affected.
Coday was informed by the local veterinarian conducting the examination that the cows’ deaths were actually caused by lightning.
Perhaps while the storm raged overhead, the cows coordinated their retreat under the trees.
“You’re at the mercy of mother nature,” Coday said, mentioning that a few years before he had lost a cow to lightning.
Farmers are aware of the possibilities, but Coday stated that it is very difficult to experience such a loss.
They are nothing like pets. But all of the ones I’m milking, I’ve grown,” Blackwelder told the Springfield News-Leader.They are a little different because you handle dairy animals twice a day. It knocks you quite hard.
It’s a financial disaster as well.
Although Blackwelder claimed to have insurance, the News-Leader expressed doubt about its ability to cover his losses.
According to his estimation, the value of each certified organic cow ranges from $2,000 to $2,500, meaning that the total is around $60,000.
According to Coday, “the majority of producers don’t have insurance.””Losing a cow means you lose everything.”
In answer to questions from neighbors, Coday, a beef cow breeder, would want to clarify that it was not possible to retrieve any meat from Blackwelder’s animals.
He said, “Those animals are damaged, and when he found them, it was clear they had been there for a few hours.”Processing an animal requires that it go through a specific process. It would not have been appropriate for humans to consume them.
Coday also mentioned that the majority of Missourians do not own a separate cow barn due to the state’s milder climate.
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