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Originally Posted by Bucco
I am happy we have such successful parents posting, but curious about whether you believe, good or bad parenting, if it is a natural, normal human behavior to protect your children. The worst of parents are known to bare their teeth if their children are in jeopardy.
I simply dismiss that this "era" has somehow diminished that behavior.
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This is probably my third attempt at posting an answer to your question, Bucco. And I still don't know if I have it right.
I do believe protecting one's young is an instinct. But I believe other things interfere--being too rushed (the parent, late for work, that forgets to drop the child off at daycare and leaves him in the car); drugs (I leave my child alone at home because I MUST satisfy my addiction); stupidity--I didn't know that XXX could harm him; laziness--I know I should do X, Y, & Z to keep him safe, but I can't make the effort for various reasons. However, if someone tries to harm my child, I am all ferocious about protecting him. But I have to be there first.
There's kind of a double standard? I think the instinct is there. I'm not convinced that it supersedes the outside forces that impinge upon it.
I just don't know, but those are my thoughts.