Todays parents are stupid and lazy and selfish.Todays parents never had discipline themselves so are unqualified to judge.In their defense,even if they wanted to invoke discipline the courts,cops and social workers would have them thrown in jail.Since when is it constitutional for the courts or anyone else to tell you how to raise a family?
Thanks so much for the compliment not only to me but to my parents as well.
c'mon up to MI. corporal punishment is accepted, as long as its not excessive (bleeding, broken ones, extreme bruising).
There are many here at FR who want to license parents. Selfish parents are abnegating their child-rearing responsibilities. The consequences follow.
When your kids end up in juvenile court for graffiti, public drunkenness, destroying property, creating a public nuisance ...
This happened to a neighbor of mine, a very "kind" mother who lost control of her daughter who has a much stronger personalty. The kid was picked up by the police after school for walking home drunk from school (age 12). She then proceeded to slap the cop (bad decision #2) and run off (bad decision #3). After a 3 week stay at the local delinquency center, the family is in mandated counseling including home visits every week until the girl turns 18 (next year).
That's 6 years of being told how to parent.