pgsmith
Master of Arts
I would never do that, because it's just stupid. First, it is an attempt to assign blame to the boyfriend instead of their own obviously inadequate job of teaching their daughter how to be a responsible adult. Second, if the guy did need to be beaten, that is something you are supposed to do clandestinely, not by breaking into his house and making him a victim.
It does go quite some way, in my opinion, in explaining how their daughter ended up making bad decisions of her own.
Sorry, but that a ridiculous outlook. How far do you want to take that thought? If you can't buy a gun, you can't hold up that store right? If you can't drive a car, you won't be having an accident. If you can't walk outside your house, you can't step off the curb and break your ankle.
That is simply attempting to make someone else responsible for your actions, and is a major problem in our society today in my opinion.
While I agree with you, it has been my experience that most problems in young adults stem from the lack of ability to make sound decisions. This is a learned skill and is almost always the result of sound parenting. At home is the best place to learn how to make good decisions, but most parents are clueless on how to teach it to their offspring. The decision that this woman's parents made in breaking into his house and beating up the boyfriend points to exactly where she learned her decision making skills from.
It does go quite some way, in my opinion, in explaining how their daughter ended up making bad decisions of her own.
I wouldn't let the drug dealer off so easy just because she is a wasted case. Drug dealers are part of the problem, if not the whole problem. If I can't buy drugs, I can't abuse them. If law enforcement isn't going to enforce the law, maybe the parents need to?
Sorry, but that a ridiculous outlook. How far do you want to take that thought? If you can't buy a gun, you can't hold up that store right? If you can't drive a car, you won't be having an accident. If you can't walk outside your house, you can't step off the curb and break your ankle.
That is simply attempting to make someone else responsible for your actions, and is a major problem in our society today in my opinion.
I know this is a commonly held belief, but from experience in that field, parental guidance can only go so far. Ultimately the individual is responsible for their own actions. Once a child is of a certain age, which varies from case to case, nothing a parent can do will have any effect.
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While I agree with you, it has been my experience that most problems in young adults stem from the lack of ability to make sound decisions. This is a learned skill and is almost always the result of sound parenting. At home is the best place to learn how to make good decisions, but most parents are clueless on how to teach it to their offspring. The decision that this woman's parents made in breaking into his house and beating up the boyfriend points to exactly where she learned her decision making skills from.