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Originally Posted by Thymeclock
Apparently you are a dinosaur who grew up in a world before trial lawyers and gullible juries made liability lawsuits into a highly profitable venture. Nowadays mommas don't tell their kid what you were told. The prevailing modern attitude is 'you have a right to be in the street, so go play in traffic'; if you are lucky and get hit by a car we can blame everyone but ourselves and collect a settlement or jury award, hopefully substantial enough to retire comfortably on it.
In short, the message is: you are not responsible for anything that happens - society is - especially those who might have pockets deeper than yours.
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The funny thing is, I'm only 31 years old, with 3 young kids of my own. This change has occurred within the last 15 or so years. I could actually see the mentality change in the younger kids while I was still in high school (late 90's). I'm not quite sure what difference a couple of years makes, but damned if I didn't notice it.
Kids nowadays (now I sound old!!!
) have too many, mostly electronic, distractions to allow them the time to acquire common sense. These are usually bought for them by parents who feel bad about the fact that when the kids were younger, they were farmed out to a childcare facility so the parents could work and feel appreciated. I never understood why you would have children, just to have someone else raise them!
I try the best I can to supply my kids with common sense by allowing them to experience things. I protect them when necessary, and give them the freedom to make mistakes when it is safe to do so.
COMMON SENSE, not LAWS!!!!!