What's up with the world today?

Question

It seems like everyone is on this strict crusade.
Let's make rules about this, this and this and lets enforce them with an iron fist.
And why is education drilled into everything?



My mom is being strict on my brother who is 14. He is a great kid, far more mature than kids his age and a lot smarter. He wouldn't ever do drugs or anything irresponsible.
Yet my mom thinks if he hangs around girl outside of the house, he'll get one pregnant or if she lets him hang around the skatepark too long he'll do drugs. Which is so unlike him.

I keep telling her she has a great kid and that if she keeps doing this crap to him and undermining him and doubting him, it will do damage.


And onto the education thing..
I was at a playground the other day and there's like metric conversion play blocks..OMFG..its on a playground..

What happend to the day's where play ground's were play ground's and you played at them. They were there for play and recreation and a break. Saturday morning cartoons were there for laugh at and enjoy and now you have dora the explorer who's what 7 years old running around freely across the country side.

I may come off as some slacker who does nothing but life is about 80 years long and it should be about enjoying the time you have here, living your life to the fullest and enjoying every minute of it.

It shouldn't be able placing as many rules on yourself and others as you possibly can or worrying about everything. It shouldn't be about living as strictly as possible and being so serious all the time. Or making others feel stressed or uncomfortable.

What do you guys think?

Answer 1

What's up is the media, putting us in a state of fear (stick with me, it's not a conspiracy theory). Crimes, terrorism and death is so over-reported, that people cannot get a grasp on the likelihood of this happening to them. Also the parenting you are talking about, helicopter parenting, has arose because of this media phenomenon and a side result this emphasis on getting your child ahead has been placed on our youth such that there are workshops for toddlers and homework in Kindergarten.



There is also a major problem with the way that parents perceive the internet and other electronics. This is also in part due to the media by the way they go on whenever there is an act of violence eg. the Columbine School Massacre, and blame it on the fact that the kid was playing violent games (in this case Doom). This suspicious attitude towards new technologies and entertainment seems to be a continuing trend this century. When phones were invented the media proposed that face to face interaction would become very rare. When comics became popular in the 50's, there were fears that children would soon become violent and would live in the past. We are seeing the same thing now.



This trend has not yet started to reverse as media saturation gets deeper, but at least parents are wising up to the fact that kids on the internet does not mean they will be preyed on by sexual predators, who are so rare, yet attract so much attention and fear.

Answer 2

I think to a certain extent your correct. Life is about enjoying oneself, the big deal about education though is that you have a better chance of getting a great job which in turn lets you enjoy life more. I do think your right that people can get carried away with the strictness however. I was a sheltered child, my mother never let me do anything or go anywhere so when i turned 17 i lost my mind, doing whatever i felt like whenever i felt like it...which turned out really bad lol. There's a happy medium to be had. That's what people should shoot for. Rules enough to keep some discipline because the worlds not a very forgiving place, but freedom in which to enjoy yourself as well. I am a parent so i understand your mothers concerns, its very hard for parents to let go. But i also remember what it was like to be a kid, it helps me temper the protectiveness. That's the best thing a parent can do for their kids and for themselves. I find that a lot of adults forget all too soon and so they cant relate or see issues their kids are having.

Answer 3

It is backlash from the realization that strict parenting isn't that good. People are realizing that being strict and demanding is not as good as living in a democratic and equal household. So many people are getting all defensive for a multitude of reasons. All of which are illogical.



Also what Oliver said.

Answer 4

we live in a corrupt world.



I blame most on religion.