Anyone that uses a gun for anything is scary. But I know what you mean. I don't know the full story but I'm sure the father believed that the laptop was a source of her potential corruption. But if he shot it with a gun, I'd say that's a bit extreme; like insane! Not to say his solution was intelligent, as in this case, it tends to counter what I'm about to say, which is that, I would defend his need to protect his child.Kayla wrote:speaking of adult stupidity the positive responses to that inbred redneck who shot his daughters laptop are scary
Again I don't think you can accurately state that any particular group of people are 'stupid' across the board, by what ever criteria you use to segregate them, because in that delineation you fail to consider that each individual of that grouping is a member of thousands of other potential groupings and who is to say which grouping or combination thereof is responsible for their seemingly insane thinking/actions. Maybe it's all attributed to the complexity of the dizzying plethora of groupings that we see insanity in thinking/actions, and maybe it's simply ignorance.
One more thing Kayla, I understand your point, really I do. Because as a 54 year old 'kid,' I have seen the same thing. But to be honest with you, I've drawn the line much sooner than you, which may be why you've taken notice. You realize that you have already left the fold, and it's scaring you, because if you are in high school, as far as I'm concerned, you're already an adult, the indicator is the harshness with which you formulated the topic of this thread. Because the purity that I see, that I believe you're referring to, is pre-adolescent/pre-pubescent, and while it's not true in all cases, which are dependent upon the parents (adults) psychological maturity, it's the innocence in which children view the world that lends to their greatness, and the treachery of those so called 'in the know' that would take advantage of that innocence, that you are referring to, and seem to already have lost.
But don't despair Kala, because you now have the opportunity to be one of those psychologically mature adults, as mentioned above, with your dedication and understanding of child psychology and love, that ensures your children are among those that reap the rewards of being innocently pure in wonder, without adult injected complications.
If only all adults could view the world through the rose colored glasses of wonder and innocence that some childhoods afford, then the world would definitely be a better place.
