"Because I Said So!"

In today's world most parents have taken on the theory that you must always try to reason with your children when any problem arises, be it a behavior problem, a school problem, or a social problem. The order of the day now is showing the child that they have equality in all decisions that pertain to them. Punishment today consists of a "time out" or stopping driving privileges. I grew up in a different time, a time when questioning a parent was something one couldn't even imagine. I had a very understanding mother and father, yet I understood that when I was told no it meant no and I would not profit by pursuing the matter further. At times I would mutter under my breath, this was always a mistake, insolence was a bigger infraction than whatever the problem might have been. If discussion were allowed about any situation the final word was always Dad's. At times he would become frustrated, as any man who had a multitude of children pestering him over any issue that he knew was not good for them. The final answer, when all explanation had failed was the infamous "Because I said so!", and usually closed the issue with very little discussion. When push came to shove it always came down to it was Dad's house and he was in charge. By today's standards Dad would be considered intolerant, but I have to admit in retrospect I have to admit Dad was right, it was his house and he was the head of the household, regardless of how the rest of us felt. It all came down to the fact that dad was in charge, and we were not. Last week when Massachusetts elected Scott Brown to the Senate America sent a message to Washington, it was that the people were in charge. Currently Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are trying to do an end around with the health-care bill in an attempt to push it through regardless of America's will. President Obama said recently "I would rather be a good one term president than a mediocre two term president". If one reads between the lines of this statement he is saying I am committed to my own agenda and regardless of the outcome of the next election, my will is what is most important. Like a stubborn child Barack Obama is holding his ground no matter what the people of the United States think or how they feel. Over the last few months the Obama administration has seen elections that made it clear that the direction that has been taken is not acceptable to America, but Barack Obama refuses to accept this fact. My fellow Americans it is time to show this "stubborn child" who owns the house and who makes the rules. Perhaps he should be a one term president, after all if he believes his will is more important then the will of America then he is in the wrong job. It's time for America to say to Barack Obama and Congress to do it "Because We Said So!" Sometimes a spanking is the only thing a child understands!