Living Life Old School

I am admittedly among the last of a dying breed.  I am, for better or worse, a person with deep convictions who unashamedly tells it as he sees it, in plain English, and more importantly a person who actually walks his talk.

Now I do not make this statement in a braggadocios way or out of any sense of pride, only that it is what it is,

The Truth!

My Mom and Dad were both products of the mid 1930's. Dad was raised according Irish/Catholic tradition and Mom according to Sicilian/Catholic tradition, which basically means that for all intents and purposes my sister and I were both raised Old Testament (Old School)!

We attended Catholic school and celebrated Roman Catholic Sunday Services regularly.  We were raised to say please and thank you, yes sir and no ma'am, and we were taught to respect ALL people, especially the elderly.  And when we didn't follow these simple rules of conduct reproval came quickly, usually in the form of an immediate backhand across the lips.

What is deemed as being acceptable behavior for children, by many parents today, would have NEVER been tolerated by the majority of parents in my day.

As a result we now have two generations of narcissistic people with little respect for anything and rebel against everything.

Flashing back to the 1960's and the "anti-establishment" culture of the time, and noting that these are the same people who are presently running our government and "educating" our children!   Jus Sayin

Now I understand that many people today take issue with the administration of corporal punishment as a form of disciplining their children and I agree that there are some parents who "might" take things too far in doing so, but I  also believe that most parents who chose to exercise this option do so reasonably and effectively.

I also understand that most things in life are seen by the present generation as being out dated or old fashioned, and they may very well be, but that doesn't make them bad or ineffective.  The wheel still works!

Because I was raised the way I was raised I grew up to be a man (in the traditional sense) who deeply believes in God, respects and appreciates all cultures and traditions (except for those cultures and traditions that celebrate my head on a platter), and truly believes in the ideal of "live and let live (as long as you don't get into and or disrupt my life)".

I have never judged anyone based on anything other than their truthfulness and how they treat other people, especially their friends and family.  Subsequently I have been blessed to have had and to have a diversified group of not necessarily like-minded friends that I wouldn't trade for a mountain of gold.

I do not proclaim to have all of the answers, but what I do know is this:

I will not conform to societies mandate for political correctness, I will not be forced into accepting that in which I do not believe is right and just, I will not give up my God given liberties, and most of all I will stand up for what I believe, no matter the cost. Why? Because I Was Raised Old School!

God - Family - Friends - Country