03-05-2015, 10:42 PM
Yeah, I understand the benefits of exercising immediate discipline, doling out PUNISHMENT, nipping things in the bud, correctly using possessive apostrophes, avoiding positioning oneself as a kid's buddy -- all the usual stuff that comes up in parenting discussions. I even have a grasp on the jedi mind trick gig.
The details of the story, however, don't lead me, personally, to believe that the girl must have been an overall idiot, a bad kid, a psycho, or bi-polar. Nor am I convinced that the mom was a lax parental loser who could have saved her child's life had she locked her in her room or beaten her ass sometime in the past.
It's interesting reading other people's opinions and assumptions though.
The details of the story, however, don't lead me, personally, to believe that the girl must have been an overall idiot, a bad kid, a psycho, or bi-polar. Nor am I convinced that the mom was a lax parental loser who could have saved her child's life had she locked her in her room or beaten her ass sometime in the past.
It's interesting reading other people's opinions and assumptions though.