Iamsemisweet
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Joined: 4/9/2011 From: The Great Northwest, USA Status: offline
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I'm with you. Furthermore, these rules scream conform, conform, conform shut up, and never try to change anything. Nothing can be further from Bill G's philosophy of life. Not to mention the "rules" are an insult to the intelligence of my kids, and certainly many others. And as for Bill inheriting his wealth, what a joke. His dad is a) still alive; and b) well off but not even in the same league as his son when it comes to wealth. quote:
ORIGINAL: Kaliko Or,...we could let kids be kids and not scare the shit out of them with how much life is gonna suck if they don't buck up and grow a set of balls right quick. I would venture to guess that regardless of whether parents ram these kinds of predictions down the throats of children or not, they will learn that life isn't fair just by the treatment by their peers, and they will learn they won't make $60,000 a year upon graduation because they already know their parents struggle for money, and I've never met a kid so stupid that they believe that television is real life. The list is an exaggeration of some good points. It's the exaggeration that I object to. And you know what? If my child is treated unfairly, I am not going to say "Get used to it." I am her haven, for pete's sake. I should be teaching her coping skills, and how to view her situation from a more forgiving and accepting perspective, not tossing her on her ass and telling her tough fucking luck. That's my own style, anyway. To each his own. I dislike lists like this - the "Life is unfair and anybody who acts even a little bit like a pussy is going to get smacked down with a giant dose of reality." I would never, ever lecture my child...or anyone...this way. Good points, all, in theory. But the delivery sounds childlike itself. The list assumes that young people of today are guilty of these thoughts or actions as an automatic. That's an insulting assumption, I think, and I wouldn't want to be lumped into whatever group is supposed to be receiving that message. Perhaps I've had too much coffee, but...these types of lists just seem...bratty.
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Alice: But I don't want to go among mad people. The Cat: Oh, you can't help that. We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. Alice: How do you know I'm mad? The Cat: You must be. Or you wouldn't have come here.
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