[Ichneumon]

Once upon a time in this nation, we believed that if someone stuck their finger in an electric outlet they deserved to get shocked for being dumb enough to stick their finger in the outlet. We also believed that the consequences of their action would serve as a lesson to them and to others.

Or as I like to put it: "We used to try to worldproof the child. Now we try to childproof the world."

[expatpat]

"We used to try to worldproof the child. Now we try to childproof the world."

Good saying -- never heard it before.

[thackney]

I have a small stone engraved with the words:

Prepare the Child for the Path, not the Path for the Child.