Pardon me if you feel like I'm stereotyping but I'm only talking about what I see. I've lived in Texas my whole life and noticed that white people allow their children to run freely in stores, movie theaters, restaurants, etc. while they shop, talk on their phone, talk to others or just ignore them. Even when the kids are in the way of workers and shoppers or are knocking stuff over, making a lot of noise, etc. I NEVER see them reprimanded. Once when my friend worked at a drugstore, she said that a white mom went home and LEFT her kid in the store only to come back an hour later after she realized she forgot her. I know that some cultures don't believe in reprimanding children in front of others and that discipline takes place in the home, however, I don't understand why children are allowed to run amok and be so disruptive and sometimes destructive while mom turns and looks the other way. Even if you don't have an answer...does anyone else know what I mean?
2007-09-25
02:51:40
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Robert G
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Immigration