but our govermenet says we can't
Our society has rallied for the government to protect our children, now to the point we as parents have no control, we gave all that up now (Damn that Dr Spock).
We are supposed to be help responsible, but are told what we can and can not do and we can not do it!
Can't whoop a child, get sent to jail
Can't punish them to harshly or they make up a lie and tell someone we beat them and no questions asked we go to jail. Our government schools do a great job of teaching our kids how they can get their way to call 911 or tell a teacher anything to get parents in trouble, because no one will believe the parents and the kids always tell the truth.
If they fall and bruise their arm was child abuse and we go to jail.
Medical condition and doctors mistake for abuse, no questions, no investigation, child removed from home and parents go to jail.
So when anyone says it's the parents fault, yes it is for giving up our rights to raise children (within reason) our way and not the governments way. But to say parents have control at this time, no we do not all the time. Send them home when they get into trouble at school, no going to do much when they get home.
Send them to their room, ? Hell, can't ever get them to come out, that is wheere they want to be, Playing video games or being on-line, and take those things away then they will go outside, hook up with gangs, do drugs, or commit serious crimes, run away, and then back on us parents, whatever they do we pay for because we are responsible for their actions but we have no legal control to prevent their actions any thing we try will be child abuse and we go to jail.
The US is at war indeed, with itself, will self destruct, will be a revolt, in the end something has to be done since will only get worse until reaches a boiling point with bigger undesirable results.
The US government were setup to provide basic services, to protect our freedoms, liberties, etc not be cure all take care of all and control all entity.
Of course if everyone likes to live in a state run communist society have at it.
