BRATS!!

Brats are everywhere! They’re taking over the world and although they come in a multitude of shapes and sizes, they are easy to find. They can usually be found at a store or some other public place and are usually accompanied by someone embarrassed to be in their presence. A brat is a demanding and selfish person, usually, but not always a child, who fails to learn socially acceptable behavior and discipline. There are many characteristics of the brat which include, but are not limited to having frequent temper tantrums, always wanting to get their own way, rarely following the rules or listening to anyone, and having little respect for other people. Do you have a brat or know someone who does? Have you ever been in line at the store and see a child throwing a fit and the parents stand there dumbfounded because they didn’t know what to do? If so, you have witnessed a brat in action.
BREEDING BRATS. If you have children or are thinking about having children, there are some things that you should know. Not only do you have to follow the basic rules of parenting by providing your child with food, shelter and clothing, you must do that while observing the multitude of laws put out by the Child Protective Services (CPS) in the form of The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA). You must be aware that CPS is always right. They know you, your child, and your situation better than you do and they can raise your child better than you could ever imagine. Parenting today has been reduced to children raising themselves; because, after all, they know how to be a better parent than you do anyway—the CPS and the rest of society tells them so. The CPS has a neat little program where they go into the schools and daycares and teach children how to use the system to their advantage and help them perfect their brat skills.
BRATS OF THE WORLD UNITE! Brat mantras have been circulating the globe, with thanks to those visits from CPS. They go right into our schools and a guest speaker teaches our children how to be a brat and how to get what they want, when they want it. No longer do parents need to provide just food, clothing and shelter for their children. They have to provide what the child decides is acceptable or that is grounds for the brat to use a Brat Mantra. Some universal examples of the brat mantras are: “You are abusing me if I don’t get to ______”, “if you don’t_______, I’ll tell _____”, and “if you won’t let me _____, then I’ll_____” or an oft heard favorite among brats, “I’m gonna dial 911.”
IT’S YOUR FAULT! If you find that you are, in fact, raising a brat, it is your fault. It’s always your fault. If you have to work to provide for your family, it’s your fault because you weren’t around enough and you didn’t do enough for the brat(s). In addition to the brat(s) telling you how you will raise them, you have CPS telling you how to be a parent and what you can and cannot do with your own children. If CPS feels that you are raising your child in the wrong manner or if you try to discipline them, your child may be taken from you. If this occurs, then your child may end up living in foster care, where life is so much better for them. There, they are sure to become a brat, if they aren’t already. These poor, innocent children can’t be held accountable for the way they behave, they are just children after all. The parents must be held accountable—the blame is on them. An alternative course of action that CPS may choose, is allowing the brat stay with you. In the event of this, you can be sure you will receive frequent visits from CPS. Of course, they still think you are an awful human being for trying to raise your own child and teach them good behavior and respect, etc. How dare you think, that you, of all people, possess the skills to be a parent.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance in law is okay though. Just remember these key points, don’t ever touch your child because it can be construed as abuse. Do not ever try to hug your child because then you could be labeled a child molester. Do not take pictures of your child because if they are in any state of undress or in a bathing suit, that is pornography. And by all means, don’t try to feed your child anything! If the food that you want them to eat is good for them and they don’t want to eat it, it is neglect. If the food is bad for them and they want it, but you don’t want them to eat it, that is abuse. If you find yourself under scrutiny of CPS, they with the help of the media will make sure that the world knows what a horrible person you are, thus adding to the growing number of brats around the world.
Here is something to think about. A majority of the moronic people in the CPS, who are belittling the practice of discipline, were raised with it by their parents, a practice that is now considered wrong and abusive by our society. Whose opinion is right when it comes to deciphering the law and determining what is abuse, neglect or bad parenting? If you find yourself with a brat who is throwing a fit in a store and someone in line looks at you in disgust, refrain from retaliation—that only leads to more trouble. Remember that our society has caused this and we are the only ones who can change it.