Irrational parenting
Feb. 15th, 2008 03:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dragoness_eQuote from Slashdot user severoon:
"...we must recognize that there are irrational people out there that believe it's a good idea to shield their kids from having to deal with the world in the hopes that, at some point in the future, thrusting them into said world with a complete lack of practice, understanding, and context will allow them to flourish."
...and people still wonder why extremely sheltered kids suddenly go ape when they go to a public university....
"...we must recognize that there are irrational people out there that believe it's a good idea to shield their kids from having to deal with the world in the hopes that, at some point in the future, thrusting them into said world with a complete lack of practice, understanding, and context will allow them to flourish."
...and people still wonder why extremely sheltered kids suddenly go ape when they go to a public university....
