Good Girl Kate💗

19 y.o. 🥰 MY PAGE 👇

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

Progress looks different every day

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@MmisterNobody ME!!!! I never put it on my 4 year old either

[Steve 🇺🇸 @SteveLovesAmmo]

No one tells you how quickly you go from 18 to 40.

[Queen of Typos @KellieADennis74]

Love 💗

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@naomirwolf I just pulled my 4 year out of a pool yesterday so everyone else didnt have to listen to him. Took him to my golf cart out fromt till he stopped. We're still out here just few n far between :/

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@Simon_Ingari Everyone is related to someone!!!

[Rimsha Bhardwaj @heyrimsha]

Google saved every photo you ever took, even the ones you deleted.

Screenshots of your bank account. Passport photos. Tax documents. Photos you thought were gone forever.

Go to https://t.co/SJeQg939d4 right now.

You'll find "permanently deleted" files still sitting on their servers.

Here's how to find them and actually destroy them:

[Lincoln @flabbytofit99]

We went to dinner at another family's house last week.

Their kids talked back to their mom.
Ignored direct instructions.
Interrupted adult conversations constantly.
Demanded screens when they got bored.

And the parents just... let it happen.

"Oh, he's just tired."
"She's going through a phase."
"We're working on it."

No you're not.

You're avoiding it.

Because actually addressing it would mean being the bad guy.
And you're more worried about being liked than being respected.

My kids aren't perfect.

But they know:
• You don't interrupt adults
• You respond the first time you're asked
• You don't demand things
• Screens aren't a right

Not because I'm some drill sergeant.

Because I decided a long time ago that my job isn't to be their friend.

It's to raise them into adults other people actually want to be around.

HERE'S WHAT I DO DIFFERENTLY:

I limit technology and screens.

Not because I think iPads are evil.

Because unlimited access teaches kids:
• Boredom is an emergency
• Instant gratification is normal
• They're entitled to entertainment on demand

So we don't do it.

No phones at dinner.
No tablets to keep them quiet in public.
No handing them a screen the second they complain they're bored.

And yeah, other parents notice.

They notice my kids can sit through a meal without melting down.
They notice my kids play outside instead of staring at a screen.
They notice my kids can entertain themselves.

Some of them respect it.

Others think I'm too strict.
Too old-school.
Too controlling.

I don't care.

Because here's what I know:

The parents who let their kids run wild today are the same ones who'll be shocked when those kids can't function as teenagers.

Can't handle boredom.
Can't respect authority.
Can't delay gratification.

And by then? It's way harder to fix.

I'M NOT RAISING KIDS WHO ARE EASY RIGHT NOW.

I'm raising kids who'll be capable adults later.

That means:
• Boundaries that feel strict to other parents
• Expectations that seem too high
• Consequences that actually follow through

It's uncomfortable.

Especially when you're the only parent in the room doing it.

But you know what's more uncomfortable?

Raising a 16-year-old who never learned respect because you were too afraid to enforce it at 6.

You don't have to parent like everyone else.

You just have to be willing to look different.

And trust that what feels hard now is exactly what your kids need.

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@KeruboSk Tanner

[Christy 💕 @Christy4Change]

I’m going to bring attention to a very important issue.

I believe adults should be able to order off the kids meal.

Sometimes we aren’t that hungry.

There, I said it.

[MaryCate Delvey @marycatedelvey]

Things that are technically harmless but annoy me:
1. Disney adults

[Today In History @historigins]

Robin Williams explaining how golf was invented remains one of the greatest stand-up bits ever recorded

[Samantha Smith @SamanthaTaghoy]

1 in 3 kids don’t know what a book is when starting school. They are trying to swipe them like iPads.

6 year olds are still in nappies.

Others are unable to wear shoes, hold a knife and fork, or even say their own names.

That isn’t just bad parenting.
It’s child neglect.

[Riley Check @holisticgrenade]

If I was president I would ban:

Mammograms
Teflon pans
Diet soda
Income tax
Property tax
Statins
Pesticides
Vaccines
Birth control
Chemotherapy
Government funding to Israel
Artificial fragrances
Weather modification
Toxic sunscreens
Artificial sweeteners
Polyester underwear
5G towers
Pornography
LED streetlights
Mosquito fogging
Central banks
Smart meters
Chemical cleaners
Fluoride
ADHD medication
Seed oils
Bottled water in plastic
High fructose corn syrup
Factory farmed meat
Synthetic preservatives
Wireless headphones
Alcohol
Enriched flour
Monocrop farming
Refined salt
Hospitals without windows
School bells
Smart refrigerators
C-sections
Daylight savings time
Vaccination records
Internet connected thermostats
Labor induction drugs
Synthetic fertilizers

The best part is that everyone would be too healthy to notice that any of these are missing.

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@ick_real "Pull up ur pants" teachers aide

[Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform” @MrDanielBuck]

One of the best parenting decisions my wife and I have made was simple: Hold the line.

Early on, we told our daughter that she had to eat three more bites of her food and asked to be excused

She refused. She fussed. She cried. She made us late. Finally, she turned it all off, mumbled "fine," crammed in a few more bites, and politely asked to be excused.

Essentially ever since then, she's been a great eater and knows that if she wants to pick a battle about anything, it won't go her way.

Parents, you're the adults in the house. Be in charge. Don't give in to tantrums.

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@MmisterNobody Yes its glorious

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@TrumpsHurricane Fucking ugly!

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@Wisdom_HQ @andygrammer

[Good Girl Kate💗 @kbostelman22]

@Wisdom_HQ Andy grammer