| Eric Cordian 2004-08-31, 7:07 pm |
| Eric Cordian <emc@artifact.psychedelic.net> wrote:
> No, you misinterpret what I am saying. Adults who bully children use
> words like "rules", "consequences", and "boundaries" to describe their
> bullying. As opposed to saying, "I am bullying the child."
Oh, and another great phrase that is also used is "testing limits."
I'd love to go through life characterizing everyone who dissents over
something I impose on them as "testing my limits." Again, a not
particularly subtle attempt to evade discussing the issue on its merits,
and make the only discussion about compliance on the part of the person
being coerced.
Kids have every right to say "no" to adults. Adults have the right, and
the responsibility, to intervene when a kid is going to do something which
places himself or someone else at risk of serious injury or death, first
by persuasive argument, and then by physical restraint if necessary.
Between those two extremes, everything should be a matter of negotiation.
Parents who create situations which threaten a child's physical and
emotional survival have forfeited their lives if society won't intervene
to correct the situation. We should not feel sorry for them.
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Eric Michael Cordian 0+
O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division
"Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"
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