OrangeBlossomBaby |
05-29-2023 09:07 PM |
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
(Post 2221935)
The problem is we as parents have a duty to raise our children to be responsible adults and protect them from things that are bad on so many levels.
We normally buy a lot of things at Target not anymore.
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Do you keep them out of the kitchen to make sure they don't touch the stove? Do you keep them inside to make sure no one shoots them? Do you homeschool your children? Do you never allow them anywhere near plastic bags, to prevent them from accidentally suffocating after inhaling some of the plastic? Do you not allow them to ever eat peanuts, strawberries, or chocolate, to prevent ever having the risk of them being allergic?
I'd prefer to have children who are raised with knowledge and understanding and accepting that other people are different. And then when they become adults they can make their own informed choices. I would feel horrible for any child who is brought up not being exposed to "differences" and not being permitted to even consider tolerance toward other. That sounds like abuse to me. When they're out in the real world, assuming mommy and daddy allow them out of the house when they're adults and legally allowed to make their own decisions, they won't know what to do when something they're taught to hate ends up being their boss at work. They will have been taught to fear, and hate. That's very sad. Pathetic even.
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