Quote:
|
Originally Posted by margejacobs
Maybe it's time to make youtube responsible and send the message that we do not approve nor appreciate children beating children or any other untoward behavior to get applause from peers on youtube! Wouldn't you think youtube would censor the videos and not put this type influence on there?
|
I thought of something like that last night when I saw yet another beating filmed especially for YouTube. Fleetingly, I thought it might be interesting if they were forced to show followups: See Madison, Kylie, and Tiffany beating the hell out of Allison. Now see Madison, Kylie, and Tiffany being arrested, tried, and sentenced to 5 years in jail. And finally, see Madison, Kylie, and Tiffany sitting in their cells in adult prison. It might be interesting, but it would impossible to mandate and it ain't gonna happen.
I wish I knew the cause and solution and could act to cure it, but I can't. I'm an expert on raising kids since I don't have any, so I can safely place the primary blame on bad parenting. Oh, society is different today than it was when we were kids. Life is not the same as it was for Ozzie and Harriet or The Beaver, but that's no real explanation, no excuse. Today's families have problems the Brady's didn't have. The Brady's had issues the Cleaver's didn't have. And the Cleaver's life was not at all like the Waltons. But none of those families had it any easier than the others when it came to raising kids. They all had problems specific to their environment. But each cared for their children and openly accepted the fact that raising those kids was their primary purpose. (I'm not Dan Quayle. I know they're fictional characters) We still have many parents who feel and act that way. But at the same time, we have too many single parent families whether by choice, happenstance, or tragedy. We have too many misplaced priorities. We have too many parents who view their children as another property, akin to the BMW or the trip to Aspen. Too many parents want to be their kids' friend. They don't need friends. They need parents.
One of my nieces recently had a sit-down with her youngest daughter as to why the parents would not be paying for college. She explained that as parents, their responsibility was to provide food, shelter, and education until the child was ready to be an adult. They were to provide a sense of responsibility and self-reliance, an understanding of morals and ethics, a strength of character. She didn't tell her that once the girl demonstrated a desire and effort to achieve on her own, mom and dad would quietly help out however they could. That's one niece and nephew-in-law I'm quite proud of. I wish more were like them.