Mean kids

The older my kids get the more I want to protect them. The more I can't stand mean kids. What makes children so darn mean. Is it how they see us acting towards each other, how we speak to one another or just how they are?

I really don't think its the last one. I know that we have to let's our kids spread their wings, learn to be who they are and hope for them to grow into wonderful adults. But I also think the parents need to step it up and stop being so bothered by their children. Stop treating them like less of people because they are little. Everyday goes by and I'm sad that my kids are getting bigger. But atleast I will know I was there and that I tried to be a good mom even with all the challenges.