Agreed. It is statistically impossible for this many perfect parents to be in one place at one time :}
JILL
i just have to wonder... have you never been out in a store or a restaurant and been witness to parents who are NOT in control of their children? no one here is claiming perfect parenting, but what they ARE advocating is that the parent be the one in charge and not the child. instances of the reverse are legion, everywhere you look.
No one's asking for "perfection". They're asking for parents to act like grownups. When you take a child to a store, you tell the child before you leave what to expect, what will happen, and when you'll be coming home. You also tell them how they can act. I know this sounds silly, but it works. Also, when asking a child to do something, give them a choice of two things (both acceptable to the parent) and let them experience some control over their little lives. It's not hard to love them and allow them to be lovable.
There's nothing crueler to a child than to raise them in such a way that only a mother can love them...