by Misty Beyer

Created on: March 16, 2009   Last Updated: March 19, 2009

A parent that feels their child is a failure, needs to take a second look at how they are raising that child. If you are a parent and think that your child is the failure, I hate to be the one to drop this so harshly but shame on you!

Assuming the title is of course speaking of children whom ages are eighteen and under, any parent that has the nerve to pass blame on a child obviously shouldn't have had a child in the first place. This topic has not only infuriated me but has also made me very aware of just how many people like to pass the blame for their own mistakes. Any child under the age of eighteen years of age is not responsible for failing.

If anything, they may have failed to grasp the lesson taught at hand. This is normal since a child has to be repeatedly reminded of the "Do & Don't scenario". Nobody has said parenting was easy. Infact while your pregnant you hear all kinds of horror stories. Some of those stories only focus on the begining stages of childhood. While getting past the birth which is a job entirely on it's own. One can feel like that was the hardest part they will endure.

The first lesson learned by a parent is the worry factor. Parent's around the world constantly check if baby is breathing in the middle of their naps. Always keeping an eye open for what may happen. Then the baby turns to a toddler. Many parents at this stage are cleaning crayons off the walls or pulling laundry out of the toilets. This can be a lot of pressure and stress if you don't have the patience to deal with such things. Usually I have heard parents say time and time again "I can't take this anymore." or "I'm failing as a parent." Never have I heard a parent blaming their child for being the failure. Even when school age approache's life can seem a bit hectic.

The child could be having difficulties at school which then results in some sort of bad behavior. This is the time the parent has to pull a double shift in the parenting schedule. Parents of misbehaved children can throw up things like well "I'm a single so and so and I work two to three jobs, I just don't have the time or support." To these people I say "BOO-HOO!" I'm not the one that can agree with these remarks. I do agree that we all must carry certain task to survive in life. I also agree that it is a bit harder raising a child alone. What I can not agree with is using this as an excuse for you as a parents own failure. My point is you found time to have a baby. You found time to find two or three

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