I Had A Different Childhood

Children, being feral is not all fun and games

It’s not often that we stumble across a 5 year-old child that was raised by cats and dogs. And I’m also going out on a limb to hypothesize that it is rare for this same child to have been raised by cats and dogs…

despite sharing the three-room flat with her father, grandmother, grandfather and other relatives.

I’m sorry. You were breaking up. What was that?

I understand that you have to ignore your child when it whines too much but the 5 year “tune-out” tactic could be a bit on the lengthy side. Especially when your child:

refuses to eat with a spoon, insisting on lapping up her food straight from the plate and when carers leave the room, jumps at the door and barks.

Folks, that’s usually a good sign that it’s time to acknowledge the existence of your kid again. I guess Russia IS a bit tougher than we are. Evidently in Siberia, the rearing technique instilled by parents is, “Rear Yourself.”

And for some reason, people still think I’m crazy for suggesting that parents should have to fill out applications to reproduce. Ah, the 21st century. To hell in a hand basket we go.