Hannah Lie-tana January 6, 2008
Category:
Life/Misc
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Show Description: Did you hear the story of Priscilla Ceballos? Apparently she helped her child write an essay for Hannah Montana tickets and they won. The catch is the story was all made up. Give me a break. Join the conversation as we look at how to raise kids honestly and providing a dose of reality.
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Allen's Legal Pad for Hannah Lie-tana
Ever OK to cheat for your children? To do whatever it takes to give your kids something special or an advantage in life?
Because I have to say no – and this story of Priscilla Ceballos in Dallas shows how mainstream it has become
Hannah Montana concert
Club Libby Lu contest for tickets – essay contest winner gets 4 tickets to Albany, Ny concert
So mom and 6 year old Alexis wrote essay - “My daddy died this year in Iraq” - “give mommy the angel pendant that daddy put on mommy when she was having me”
Claimed a roadside bomb had killed her father
Alexis beat out 1000 other entries to win
One catch – the whole thing was a fake
? man never even served in the military, does not live with them
Turns out the mom passed off the handwriting as her daughter's
Letter represents the worst moral behavior I can imagine for a parent outside of molestation issues – worse than neglect
Teaching kid that you do whatever it takes to get whatever you want
Lying, cheating, deception are good – all about you
Now as despicable and deplorable as that behavior is
Worse – mom denied having done anything wrong in first place
“Essays all the time – never said it was true”
But what really gets me is this
Writer of the article for ABC news says
“While some may understand the Ceballos' desperation to attain tickets to the hottest concerts to children and tweens, others believe her actions may have caused more harm to her daughter than if she had not won the tickets...”
Are you kidding me?
You cannot just say that that is horribly wrong
This kind of behavior is so mainstream that the best you can is say some may understand it – feel obligated to pussyfoot around the issue, to be non-judgmental - wow
Desperation – this is not desperation
No food, no house, no job, dad really died in Iraq – that is desperation
Concert tickets for a 6 year old? That is not desperation
Self-entitlement and indulgence take me generation to a whole new level
Questions:
Where in your head do you rationalize that this kind of behavior is an OK way to help your kids?
Ever OK to cheat for your children?
Pay someone off to get them a place in a camp that is crowded?
Seen it? Done it?
Sadly, most parents say yes
What 1 current struggle face with your child or teenager?
Misc:
Lack of shame – decency – confess and acknowledge you got carried away
Good Morning America specialist – Enormous pressure on parents
No, there is not – You are the PARENT for heaven's sake – OMG
Allen's Top Five Movies
1. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2. Scent of a Woman
3. Shawshank Redemption
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. The Spy Who Loved Me
Quotes to Live By
"Trouble is expected in this life, but misery, well, that's optional."
-Fil Anderson
Prayer Request from a Listener
I am 27 years old smoker with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I cant seem to find the strength to quit smoking, eat better and start exercising. I have 2 children and want to be around as long as I can for them. Please help me pray for the motivation and strength to make these changes in my life. Thank you.
- Nate :: jacksonville, fl
E-mail From Listeners
"Thank you for taking on this topic with such an intellectual and cool headed manner. "
