R. Steve Walz wrote:
wrote:
I have to laugh, I think Dave C. is a lawyer. The minute I remove
the
phones from my house because I can't trust my kids, then when there
is
an emergency and something happens to my minor child, I will be
considered an irresponsible parent because they can't call 911 and
I'll
be sued by my kid and the child welfare department. Where is the
common sense here. Parents are responsible for their minor childs
actions.....PERIOD. Parents, do what you must to keep your kids
safe!
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You simply don't grasp this deeply enough.
Here's what parental responsibility ACTUALLY means! Actually: The
parent deserves everything their child decides to inflict upon them!!
And why?
Because the treatment of the child is wholly responsible for how
the child treats the parent and in fact wholly JUSTIFIES that same
treatment!!
YOU GET WHAT YOU DESERVE FROM YOUR KIDS! If you can't
trust them, YOU did it! If they hate you, YOU MADE THEM! If you
were unable to justify their love for you, then you deserve their
hate!! If you don't give them what you were supposed to, AND in a
mode and manner so that they WANTED TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT IT, then
you DESERVE ALL the results!!
This, of course, assumes that children are fully functional, rational,
thinking people. We, of course, know better than to assume something
as ridiculous as this. Hell, there are many adults who don't fall
into this category.
The difference is, the adults that don't fall into this category are
(usually) held responsible for their actions, where as the parent of
the child who falls into this category can be held responsible. So
since the parent can be held responsible, the parent should have enough
authority over the child to prevent such behavior.