tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1282715762260827737..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: A Nation of Spoiled BratsStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-12945230170121336062012-07-03T06:11:31.982-07:002012-07-03T06:11:31.982-07:00Thanks, Dennis, for bringing up Dr. Spock. I am no...Thanks, Dennis, for bringing up Dr. Spock. I am not very well informed about all of his ideas but I do know that every mother in America read his book and followed his advice.<br /><br />Which suggests to me that he was one of the first "experts" who told parents not to trust their judgement but to trust experts.<br /><br />I suspect, as you say, that his influence has been very bad indeed, not only on the generation that was brought up according to his rules, but on the generation that came after.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-20754296081880405782012-07-03T06:05:30.752-07:002012-07-03T06:05:30.752-07:00The sad part here is that RAP is like a scream in ...The sad part here is that RAP is like a scream in the night that yells loudly that "We are being denied our fathers, our image of being male and our respect as black males." Why would so much of RAP be couched in terms that show very little respect for women and so much distain for them as well.<br />Much like the Kelly Clarkson revenge lyrics, RAP is building the same case for revenge. An aside here. Isn't it interesting that, outside of RAP, most music composed and written by males is about the love they feel for a woman and most songs written and composed by women is about revenge. "These Boots Are Made For Walking," et al.<br />It should not surprise that the Doctor Spock generation would produce a nation of spoiled brats. I remember when we were bring up children that I loathed Spock for his "Mary had a little lamb" approach to child rearing. To provide space for children to grow and meet challenges is one thing, but to leave them without adult supervision is neglect and child abuse.<br />It is how we learn to deal with the limitation and rules of a family that we learn to deal with the every day challenges of life. I suspect that is why we have so many addictive personalities. Once they "hit the wall" they have no other means of coping. It is not like their parents demonstrated any "coping" skills.<br />The 60's generation is responsible for a large percentage of the problems we face today. They were not called the "Me Generation" for nothing.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-30348265139271006202012-07-02T06:22:19.591-07:002012-07-02T06:22:19.591-07:00Thanks Gray... glad to hear that your boy is doing...Thanks Gray... glad to hear that your boy is doing so well. I would offer him the official Spiderman greeting, but, alas, I don't know what it is... so the best I can do is to ask you please to send him my very best.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-6613632584642741612012-07-01T22:40:16.375-07:002012-07-01T22:40:16.375-07:00Amen, Brother Spiderman (that's my little kid&...Amen, Brother Spiderman (that's my little kid's name for you; I read your posts to him and he is better for it).<br /><br />With just the whiff of force and authority in the air, my wife and I found we never have to actually use force to get sweet compliance; Example and Trust win out.<br /><br />I suggest that many of the wretched parents in that article are lacking wholly in self-discipline and set a bad example in total, as you've noted. I would never let another human, let alone a child, treat me like that.<br /><br />Children begin, as we all do, as rough little beasts ready to follow the path-of-least-resistance with a bent towards laziness, squalor and ignorance. A parents' gift is to turn them from willful inadequacy and indolence into a man or woman who can follow the better angels of their nature.<br /><br /><br />Around here, Mommy is tough-as-nails and we back each other completely. I fulfill the silverback gorilla role of the pack.<br /><br />We are not raising children. We are raising adults. I actually like them, and so would you if you had the good fortune of meeting them.<br /><br />Thanks for the good post. Keep it up. I come here for a daily blast of sanity and reason.<br /><br />--GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-52014364044961234402012-06-30T19:18:37.808-07:002012-06-30T19:18:37.808-07:00To dream the impossible dream... of instant gratif...To dream the impossible dream... of instant gratification (i.e. material, physical, ego) without consequence.<br /><br />The consequence is, of course, a decadent civilization in decline.<br /><br />Everyone had a cause. The indigent (and opportunists) desired redistribution. The "minorities" desired retribution. The women desired to be freed from the shackles of the natural order. People generally desired to have their egos massaged. Everyone wanted the beachfront property in Hawaii. The outcome is predictably dysfunctional.n.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252447117532342957noreply@blogger.com