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things to write about later:

While I don't believe in the truth, Frey is still an asshole, or a sociopath. I haven't decided which.

Just because really smart kids are frequently challening to teach and raise, does not mean every kid, whose parents think they are a handful and foster conditions that make them more of a handful, is a fucking genius. But then of course in America everyone wants their kid to be a genius, so why the hell not let them get away with all sorts of crap and then be all hippy dippy about it to prove that they unique and evolutionarily advanced. In other words, wankity wank wank: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/12/fashion/thursdaystyles/12INDIGO.html

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[lordcamiliano.livejournal.com]

There may be something to what they're talking about, but frankly I don't think these "indigo kids" are as common as all that -- mostly kids these days are overindulged materially and neglected emotionally, badly disciplined by their parents (or worse, not at all), socially unable to cope with other human beings due to being raised by Nanny TV and PC since infancy, and then drugged into submission by panicing, underqualified parents unable or unwilling to actually get to know their children as human beings and relying more on quick fixes than actual solutions that require creative thought on the part of the parents (which very few people have, btw, creative thought) and *gasp* foster creative thought in the children (What? Our children thinking independently and creatively? We can't have that! The last time we tried that, we got the horror of Woostock and people who weren't willing to fight in our wars!)

Can we please institute a law that says anyone who decides to breed and raise children MUST be trained and issued parenting licenses? I'd take that course before having kids! The punishment for parenting without a license would simply be to place the children in a foster home with LICENSED PARENTS (The licensing could include psychological testing and evaluation, to ensure that no loonies or pedophiles slip past) until such time as the birth parents get licensed.

It's just a thought. After all, raising a future generation isn't nearly as important as, say, driving a car.

[sethg]

Can we please institute a law that says anyone who decides to breed and raise children MUST be trained and issued parenting licenses?

I am frequently tempted by that thought. Then I remind myself that if such a law is passed, I'm not going to be the one handing out the licenses.

[lordcamiliano.livejournal.com]

True -- I'd say let's find some nice older folks who have five or six successful and happy kids and grandkids of their own -- the proof, is after all, in the pudding.