Sarcastic Parenting

I love good sarcasm as much as anyone, or more. Probably too much. Unless you get sarcastic with me. Then it's not so funny. (And I wonder why I don't have many friends.)

But something is effective about sarcasm. It catches you off-guard and wakes you up in a way that a flat out lecture doesn't.

I've heard and read plenty of parenting advice, and I try to pay attention. But these links caught my attention because of how they present themselves, right from the titles. I think you'll enjoy them, too:

• 5 Ways to Raise Ungrateful Children.  For all that we teaching our children, are we forgetting to teach them to have thankful hearts?
• Give Them What They Want.  From a great series by Sam Luce, where he drew parenting principles from the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (or, for the purists, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory).
• 5 Ways to Make Your Kids Hate Church.  If you are only going to read one of these articles, make sure it's this one.
• 5 Dads I Want to Punch in the Face.  I hope Chris Spradlin really wouldn't punch these dads in the face, but you will enjoy this post and many others on his site, EpicParent.tv.