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V · 10-13-2012, 05:20 PM

I agree that it's not a good thing to point at the parents in a specific situation. There is no value in picking apart a specific situation, especially when you have no real idea about the specifics. And the parents are no doubt going through hell right now.

However I do have a problem with what appears to be a sentiment on here that parents are relatively helpless in this type of situation. Maybe I'm misinterpreting people's opinion on here, but that's what I'm reading.

I have an eight year old daughter, and I can say with a very, very high degree of certainty that my daughter could not possibly end up in a situation similar to this one.

I do worry about my daughter at times. She's very empathetic (didn't get it from me...) especially towards the underdog. She has no problem sticking up for kids getting teased. When she was in grade one she broke up a fight between a bunch of grade three kids. I have no doubt at some point in her life she's going to be picked on for standing up to a bully.

But I do strongly believe that the steps we've taken in raising her have set her up with everything she needs to deal with it, even when she makes a bad decision that will put her in a compromising position. Maybe I'm wrong and naive, and have no idea what's waiting for me in the next 4 to 10 years, but I doubt it.

10-13-2012, 05:20 PM	#109
V Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Exp:	I agree that it's not a good thing to point at the parents in a specific situation. There is no value in picking apart a specific situation, especially when you have no real idea about the specifics. And the parents are no doubt going through hell right now. However I do have a problem with what appears to be a sentiment on here that parents are relatively helpless in this type of situation. Maybe I'm misinterpreting people's opinion on here, but that's what I'm reading. I have an eight year old daughter, and I can say with a very, very high degree of certainty that my daughter could not possibly end up in a situation similar to this one. I do worry about my daughter at times. She's very empathetic (didn't get it from me...) especially towards the underdog. She has no problem sticking up for kids getting teased. When she was in grade one she broke up a fight between a bunch of grade three kids. I have no doubt at some point in her life she's going to be picked on for standing up to a bully. But I do strongly believe that the steps we've taken in raising her have set her up with everything she needs to deal with it, even when she makes a bad decision that will put her in a compromising position. Maybe I'm wrong and naive, and have no idea what's waiting for me in the next 4 to 10 years, but I doubt it.