What Grinds Your Gears? :)

~~Leo656~~ · 03-16-2015, 11:19 PM

I'm sure all the single Moms who work fast food or in grocery stores for reasons like, they can't afford a car, or, it's literally right across the street and is the easiest way to get a job with benefits, are thrilled to be described as failures for life circumstances that may or may not be within their control. Chick gets married, has a kid, husband develops health problems, suddenly dies, leaves her the debt, she needs to work so her kid can eat, Shop-Rite has dental, her kid needs braces, and boom, she's a 40-year old "failure" working in a supermarket because life didn't favor her.

At least my blanket statements contain a modicum of truth. Yikes.

As for people's parents, that's entirely personal and you can't just assume you know what's best for them. I had a horrible relationship with my father, and we managed to reconcile, but if he had ever, like, put me in the hospital, for example, that wouldn't be easy to ever shake or forgive. And like others have said, some people horrifically abuse or even molest and rape their kids. Most parents are parents by accident, and some of them actively hate and resent their children. They don't deserve respect and sympathy just because "they are parents" and will one day stop breathing. It's a job like any other, the respect you earn should be solely dependent on the performance of the parent.

Granted, some kids are just whiny brats who don't appreciate what they have, but that's an entirely different situation. Some parents are reprehensible, the same as any other people.

03-16-2015, 11:19 PM	#11
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I'm sure all the single Moms who work fast food or in grocery stores for reasons like, they can't afford a car, or, it's literally right across the street and is the easiest way to get a job with benefits, are thrilled to be described as failures for life circumstances that may or may not be within their control. Chick gets married, has a kid, husband develops health problems, suddenly dies, leaves her the debt, she needs to work so her kid can eat, Shop-Rite has dental, her kid needs braces, and boom, she's a 40-year old "failure" working in a supermarket because life didn't favor her. At least my blanket statements contain a modicum of truth. Yikes. As for people's parents, that's entirely personal and you can't just assume you know what's best for them. I had a horrible relationship with my father, and we managed to reconcile, but if he had ever, like, put me in the hospital, for example, that wouldn't be easy to ever shake or forgive. And like others have said, some people horrifically abuse or even molest and rape their kids. Most parents are parents by accident, and some of them actively hate and resent their children. They don't deserve respect and sympathy just because "they are parents" and will one day stop breathing. It's a job like any other, the respect you earn should be solely dependent on the performance of the parent. Granted, some kids are just whiny brats who don't appreciate what they have, but that's an entirely different situation. Some parents are reprehensible, the same as any other people.