Quotation from Between Two Worlds

"The recognition that divorce can turn children into little adults should be enough to make our society question widespread divorce." (p.54)
Between Two Worlds by Elizabeth Marquardt

There are two things that I hate concerning the divorce issue:
1. The fact that society doesn't question the rampant rate of divorce.
2. The fact that the divorce rate for church members is the same.

Really though, there are numerous reasons that kids don't get to be kids anymore. We used to wait until high school to start pressuring kids to think about "the future." Not anymore: now we have them thinking "Ivy League" in third grade. Kids are in so many activities at once that the soccer moms have a hard time keeping up. Maybe we'll see really dedicated moms buying a second minivan and hiring a driver to make sure that after karate, little Billy gets to chess club, piano lesson, and gymnastics.
My suggestion: kids, get a Union. Organize, baby. Consult with the U.A.W. Get yourselves a little Jimmy Hoffa to represent your interests to "the Man" (Or, "the Mom"--whichever). You don't have to take it. All this work and for what? Non-Kraft macaroni? I don't think so! There should be a minimum free-play time just like the minimum wage. So, start striking. You've got crayons and paper: make some signs, and if the parents want to bring in hired kids (adopted or foster), we'll get those scabs!
If the breakdown of marriages weren't enough, now so many of the couples that stay together start to live throught their children. Let them be--let them be kids. Thet'll have plenty of time to develop an anxiety disorder later. For now, just rear them. Don't groom them for some fantasy you couldn't fulfill.
Little adults: equal work for equal pay!

Ben Wilcox