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The Art of Raising Sheeple
We as parents naturally want to do what is best for our children. We want to keep them safe and out of harms way. One of the best ways to insure that your child is as safe as humanly possible throughout their lifetime is to instill certain philosophies of life into their consciousness at a very early age. It is a proven fact that by using consistent daily patterns of behaviors and expectations, we can systematically program our children’s minds to follow the path that we have deemed best for them.
To do this correctly, it is imperative that you work consistently and methodically without skipping any of these steps. Otherwise, you risk a rebellious uprising in which your child will actually try to separate from the safety of the masses and forge his or her own path through life. They will bombard you with questions about why we do things the way we do and they will expect intelligent well thought out answers that validate why things are the way they are. In extreme cases, they even disregard society’s rules completely in favor of some new radical concept that they have chosen to embrace.
Ideally, you should begin as soon as your child is born. Depending on which study you read, people’s basic belief systems and overall personality are set in place somewhere between the ages of three and six years. In these early years, children absorb all kinds of information about the world around them and then through trial and error they discover their personal “winning formula.” The winning formula helps them to get the love, attention, survival needs, and such that they need from the adults and other children in their lives. We all know families with The Goodly Child who is perfect in all that they say and do, so that the parents and others will shower them with praise and rewards. We also know of The Black Sheep who gets the attention they need by misbehaving and going out of their way to shock others. There is The Bookworm, The Star Athlete, The Hypochondriac, The Drama Queen, The Petty Little Dictator, Mommy’s Best Little Helper, Daddy’s Football Buddy, and many other winning formulas. These roles get us through our childhoods and form the foundation of what kind of adults we become. Look around at the adults in your world and you can probably guess what most of their winning formulas are just by studying their behaviors, choices, deeds, and words.
Our goal here is to make sure that part of their winning formula is that they embrace the concept of Sheeple. We want them to claim it as part of their core identity beliefs about themselves. To do so, we must start as early as possible so that by the time they begin attending school, they will fit in perfectly and their transition will be as painless as possible for their teachers.
The most important step for you to remember and one that really must be maintained
on a consistent basis is that you must not have any form of deep meaningful two-
The second thing that holds just as much power in helping you to make sure that your child remains docile, submissive, and unquestioningly obedient with authority figures is to role model it yourself. Do not let them see you complain when your employer blows you off and refuses to give you that pay raise or promotion that you have worked so long to achieve. Whatever you do, do not let them see you take steps towards changing your life into something different from the norm. Commit yourself to one job, one goal, one political party, one ideology, and one rut within to travel throughout your life. Never never never let them see you question authority. Children will follow your teachings if those teachings are consistent with what you are role modeling.
The third thing that you must remember, is that should they actually break through and land a well thought out question, you must not give it a real answer. When they ask you why the rules exist, give them vague angry answers like “Why? Because I said so! That’s why!” Another good answer is, “Because that’s just the way we do things. Why must you always be so argumentative?” By adding that spin at the end you will further instill in your child the belief that they are doing something bad by questioning the long established routines of the Sheeple.
When they are a bit older in their rebellious teens and twenties, they will naturally want to talk you into doing something wild and new with your life. They will also try to help you out of your dysfunctional, submissive, and dull life. Your job as a parent is not over just because they are legally adults. It is your job to love and protect your child throughout your life. When they start discussing the ideas of change and improving upon the old ways, shut them down with a nice sharp glare and a well placed, “Why do you always have to try and change people? Why are you so bitter?” That type of response will help them to see how far they’ve strayed and will help them to realign themselves with the Sheeple ways.
With consistent and well thought out role modeling of the Sheeple ways and a systematic refusal to address any of their questions and concerns about methodology, policy, and visionary ideologies, you can effectively protect your child from much pain and heart ache by helping them to see the blessing of this lifestyle. “Shut your mouth, keep your eyes down, don’t attract too much attention, and don’t make waves.” That is the safest approach to life and it is our responsibility as loving parents to make sure that our children are raised to see the beauty in such a simple philosophy. If you fail at this, you could very well end up with a freethinker, an innovator, or even an activist on your hands.
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