The Crazy Rants of Samantha BurnsParenting Amidst the Muck
More and more parents have to protect their children from the mainstream culture, be it violence, substance abuse, the typical objectification of women in the music scene, and the list goes on. Is this because society is becoming less focused on the family and more on working and general monetary greed that we tend to ignore the affect all of it is having on future generations? Perhaps we are becoming more egocentric than ever and we say f**k it to everyone and everything else. On the other hand, it could be the reducing roll of church and Christianity's rein on our culture. Who knows for sure and who really knows what's best for us all. All I know is that it can be pretty tough at times deciding what children can and can't do, see, or hear these days.
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It's certainly not June and Ward Cleaver. I'm fortunate enough to be able to stay at home so I'm here when my kids are and I keep a pretty tight rein on them and still have trouble keeping up sometimes. I know it must be terribly difficult in families where both parents work, and I really think that this is some of the problem. I'm all for women's lib and I realize that more often than not two incomes are needed but it sure does leave room for trouble without that constant supervision. When a woman's main role was to be barefoot and pregnant and chained to the stove the world was a simpler place so it makes it hard to equate mitigating factors.
Posted by: Diane | August 4, 2005 09:30 AM