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Originally posted by Seahawk
You seem hard wired against any method of raising children that isn't your own...the fact that I was exposed to excess (again, not by my parents) only means I have seen both sides.
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It may seem that way, but I'm not hard wired against any method not my own. I simply see that there are certain actions that are universally inappropriate in raising children. Some of those things include:
Allowing your 5 year old to play in a busy street.
Feeding your child cheeseburgers every night.
Allowing your child to hit, mistreat or abuse other kids.
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Buying your 15 year old a Porsche Cayman S because he thinks it is cool.
I understand that you have a different viewpoint, that's fine. I disagree with the notion that my saying this action by the parents is inappropriate and ultimately harmful to the child. I think a big part of the problem with the generation growing up today is that we have looked the other way too often...sometimes wrong is just wrong.
BTW, I know I have spent some time on this topic, but don't think I am getting personally worked up over this. I simply see the idiocy in this action and wonder why everyone else doesn't understand the link between actions like this when you are 15 years old and the actions of Paris Hilton when she is 22...