But, they do have a personality.Originally Posted by Nickels
But, they do have a personality.
Last edited by LibertyEagle; 07-29-2012 at 02:48 AM.
I have raised seven children and more than one has threatened to call DHS when I disciplined them (I don't believe in spankings or anything like that but punishment needs to be meted out at times) and I told them to go ahead - I wouldn't be the one leaving. That put an end to THAT crap.
Our rights are not derived from man but exist because we are men.
So my two cents. I am down to the last of seven children - my adorable little 12 year old who is now starting to hit her new hormone stride and making my life miserable, just like the other 6 before her.
After reading the initial article it really seems that what the author is describing is a combination of several things (including poor government schools). It also seems that the cities are the worst areas. I believe alot of this is due to anonymity. With so many other children and people in an area, it makes it easier to do things that you wouldn't dare try in a small community because EVERYONE knows everyone or at least can find your parents if you get out of control. Not that bullying and such don't happen in the "country" but it seems to be less frequent and far less abusive than what I've seen in some of these videos.
I've noticed (and I blame this on the video game culture) that the girls have grown up. The boys haven't. Even my oldest son, at 26, is still living his life as if he were 17 and had no worries. And, really, he doesn't. Nor does his step brother. They both work. They both pay their bills. They both take responsibility for their lives - because I wouldn't just give them stuff on a silver platter. I made them earn it. So, even though I'm not too thrilled that neither one of them seems to have a life outside of work that doesn't involve "Battlefield", or some other useless gaming endeavor, at least they are responsible enough to hold down a job and take care of themselves. The girls (for whatever reason) don't seem to pick up this video gaming obsession as easily as the boys in our country and seem more likely to move onto adulthood and do what people have always done - raise a family, go to college, whatever.
I have to say - I'm glad I don't live in the cities because, even though I grew up in them (New York, Boston, Worcester), I hate them as places to live. Great to visit though. The above mentioned anonymity is one of the reasons. Another is that (unlike the country) teenagers get involved in gangs and other groups that are counterproductive to normal growth and the culture within those groups is what becomes "normal" as opposed to being taught how to be an adult.
Just my two cents, like I said.
Our rights are not derived from man but exist because we are men.
Your naivete astounds me as well. It's funny how that works. I'm glad we could be friends, though. I think it is you who lacks understanding of the natural world. First of all, it's simply a fact that naturalism is not a scientific view. If I said it could never be a part of science, then I was wrong. It is simply not a scientific view to only accept naturalistic explanations of the world and the universe. It's a logical axiom and a self-evident truth that naturalism cannot be assumed with any reliability. If you find a computer in the wilderness, are you only going to accept naturalistic explanations for how it got there?
"If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God." ~Lord Kelvin
Did I say they weren't unique? Maybe I should have said they have no sense of individuality.
"If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God." ~Lord Kelvin
Yes, that.
"If you study science deep enough and long enough, it will force you to believe in God." ~Lord Kelvin
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