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<blockquote data-quote="rjs330" data-source="post: 77660364" data-attributes="member: 377008"><p>I don't buy the whole being poor makes it hard to do parenting well. I know very few perfect parents. Regardless of income. Being a parent is one of the most challenging things one can do and do well. But being poor is no excuse for poor parenting. There are a lot of rich people who are lousy parents as well. </p><p></p><p>You can be loving, caring and attentive and still be poor. Poverty does not create bad character. Just like being rich doesn't create good character. </p><p></p><p>I've seen so many poor homes that are filthy, cluttered, the kids clothes are dirty, and piled on the floor. Dirty dishes piled in the sink and lying about the house and in the kids bed. Complete with old rotting food. All this despite the fact that there is a bottle of dish soap on the counter and a full bottle of laundry soap in the laundry room and a vacuum in the closet. My wife always said, just because you are poor doesn't mean you have to be filthy. </p><p></p><p>Yes we had books. I have noticed that there are a lot of people who don't like books. They don't like to read. We are a reading family, but despite that my son and one of my daughters don't like books or like to read. I often wonder if we are reading less as a society than we used to. With all the electronics and entertainment reading has taken a back seat. We used to read a lot more as a society because that was part of our entertainment. Now we just sit on the couch and play on our phones. I've tried to get my son to read, bribed him encouraged him, gave him all kinds of different books, but not really interested. He never enjoyed reading assignments in school. Yet he has gotten excellent grades all through high school which has continued as he entered college.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rjs330, post: 77660364, member: 377008"] I don't buy the whole being poor makes it hard to do parenting well. I know very few perfect parents. Regardless of income. Being a parent is one of the most challenging things one can do and do well. But being poor is no excuse for poor parenting. There are a lot of rich people who are lousy parents as well. You can be loving, caring and attentive and still be poor. Poverty does not create bad character. Just like being rich doesn't create good character. I've seen so many poor homes that are filthy, cluttered, the kids clothes are dirty, and piled on the floor. Dirty dishes piled in the sink and lying about the house and in the kids bed. Complete with old rotting food. All this despite the fact that there is a bottle of dish soap on the counter and a full bottle of laundry soap in the laundry room and a vacuum in the closet. My wife always said, just because you are poor doesn't mean you have to be filthy. Yes we had books. I have noticed that there are a lot of people who don't like books. They don't like to read. We are a reading family, but despite that my son and one of my daughters don't like books or like to read. I often wonder if we are reading less as a society than we used to. With all the electronics and entertainment reading has taken a back seat. We used to read a lot more as a society because that was part of our entertainment. Now we just sit on the couch and play on our phones. I've tried to get my son to read, bribed him encouraged him, gave him all kinds of different books, but not really interested. He never enjoyed reading assignments in school. Yet he has gotten excellent grades all through high school which has continued as he entered college. [/QUOTE]
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