tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post3419960196820108814..comments2023-10-20T03:59:51.767-07:00Comments on The Many Shades of Life and Love: No Good ReasonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15072714362184530001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-13601932923174896502009-07-14T11:25:55.899-07:002009-07-14T11:25:55.899-07:00As a mother of two girls now in their 20s we went ...As a mother of two girls now in their 20s we went through our fair share of incidences that left me wondering if they'd make it to adulthood. However, most of the women I know, mothers born in the 60s and 70s are dumbfounded by the antics of the average 21st century teenager. There seem to be no boundaries any longer and in our opinion many of them seemed to be filled with a death wish or channel such rage that they not only become a danger to themselves but to one another or society as a whole. It is heartbreaking. <br /><br />All of us are to blame to a certain degree in how our children develop, have to call a spade a spade on that one, BUT ultimately it comes down to personal choice and responsibility by the individual soul of a person no matter what their age. <br /><br />I've read that a child knows the difference between right and wrong based on environment and example plus character by the time they are roughly 6 to 8 years old. The adage that everything you need to know about life you learn in the sandbox really holds water here. If they didn't learn to share, cooperate, respect and/or think by that time it becomes ever more difficult to instill such characteristics in them.<br /><br />I don't know if I buy that blanket statement, there are always exceptions to rules, I can say this, I may have had my moments as a teen but I operated on one fundamental inner law that was extremely important to me...I respected everyone's right to individuality until the individual concerned crossed my personal boundary lines of right and wrong, then all bets were off. I also treated people the way I wanted to be treated.<br /><br />How very sad one more individual led a group to their own destruction.<br /><br />ErinErin Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147306358741643678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3294899951619699125.post-80735938061283182072009-07-12T16:59:36.159-07:002009-07-12T16:59:36.159-07:00omg. i'm speechless. wow.omg. i'm speechless. wow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15072714362184530001noreply@blogger.com