and using other excuses for kids and themselves such as "it is only natural" or "it is only human" or "mistakes happen" for lack of self control and negligible behavior?
do you think they give excuses like that for their children's irresponsible behavior and are ok with it if they do get into drugs,sex or alchol during their teenage years eventually?
is that why kids easily nowadays get into drugs, alcohol and sex (become skanks, sluts and man whores) at their early teens since they are not reprimanded when they are young and think they can get away with it ?
is this a pattern of parents screwin up themselves at their young age and just ok with it when their children do it instead of standing up and stopping it?
2007-10-14 18:42:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I think you are exactly right.
2007-10-14 20:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by Justa Angel 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Parents teach their kids very clearly that drugs, sex, and alcohol shouldn't be used when they're teenagers. However, they can't monitor their kids 24 hours a day. In the end, it all comes down to personal responsibility.
2007-10-15 02:12:38 · answer #2 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
None of these things - sex, drugs, or alcohol - have to "screw a person up." There's this thing called balance, where you can learn to be reasonable and responsible while still having fun and having a social life. What you can do is educate your kids on how to be responsible - like use condoms, not sleep with skanky people you don't like, respect your body, not drive with people who are drunk, value learning and do their homework - and your kids will be able to make their own informed decisions with probably minimal screw-ups.
2007-10-14 20:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Children are more likely to get into alcohol and drugs if they have parents who are control freaks and try to regulate every little aspect of their lives. That's because the children are rebelling against them. Don't give children reasons to rebel against their parents and they won't do it.
2007-10-14 19:41:57 · answer #4 · answered by RoVale 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Lordy, help me I'm just a low-down, drugged-out, man whore.
ROFLMAO!
2007-10-14 19:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by Steve-O 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋