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Nikolita
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:11 pm


Found this online and thought I'd share. Geared towards people with kids, but I don't have kids and it still made me cry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11s56ALon0&feature=player_embedded


Thoughts?
PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:49 pm


Ah...
I didn't cry, but it certainly was sad. I feel like showing it to a few of my friends parents...
>_>

I'm sorry, I'm felling less intellectual of late.... ._. Not the most eloquent thing to say: "sad". More like it was poignant.

This brings up the common: "Nature vs nurture."
I'm sure you all have heard of it. It's the scientific study of the effects of human nature versus, human nurturing.
Of course I must use an example. >:3
Say, there are twins. First thing off they have different personalities, and thus have different was to responding to different stimuli.
If one twins' friend betrays her trust, she may forgive her, and their relationship may continue on. The same scenario happens to the other twin, she may b***h out the girl and never talk to her again. Likely? I think so.

Now, the seeing the parents do one thing, and doing it as well brings up a valid point. However there is a counter point.
If the child see's how...Poignant it is to other people to act in a certain violent, or uncaring way, then due to compassion, they may react differently, oppositely.
What would be of the world, if everyone acted exactly the same to their parents?
I certainly do not want to imagine it.
But I'm not saying this as an excuse to act like inappropriate FOOL, in front of my children, or not in front of them, but to bring up the second factor.

Hm...

I feel a little better. confused

Emperor of Storms


Nikolita
Captain

PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:26 am


Sirix Storm
Ah...
I didn't cry, but it certainly was sad. I feel like showing it to a few of my friends parents...
>_>

I'm sorry, I'm felling less intellectual of late.... ._. Not the most eloquent thing to say: "sad". More like it was poignant.

This brings up the common: "Nature vs nurture."
I'm sure you all have heard of it. It's the scientific study of the effects of human nature versus, human nurturing.
Of course I must use an example. >:3
Say, there are twins. First thing off they have different personalities, and thus have different was to responding to different stimuli.
If one twins' friend betrays her trust, she may forgive her, and their relationship may continue on. The same scenario happens to the other twin, she may b***h out the girl and never talk to her again. Likely? I think so.

Now, the seeing the parents do one thing, and doing it as well brings up a valid point. However there is a counter point.
If the child see's how...Poignant it is to other people to act in a certain violent, or uncaring way, then due to compassion, they may react differently, oppositely.
What would be of the world, if everyone acted exactly the same to their parents?
I certainly do not want to imagine it.
But I'm not saying this as an excuse to act like inappropriate FOOL, in front of my children, or not in front of them, but to bring up the second factor.

Hm...

I feel a little better. confused


I think if the child were a little bit older than the ones in this video (who are like what, somewhere between about 5-7?), then that might be more likely. But if this is the kind of behaviour that a child sees right from a very young age, or it's the type of behaviour that's considered "normal" in the family or main household, then I think it's more likely for a child to copy their parents.

Not all of them may copy their parents, as you said, but I think at the age of the kids portrayed in the video, it's more likely. A child that little doesn't usually know enough to know better.

One could also say that even if the child grows up and knows better, the actions learned while they were little (for example, the little boy yelling at his mom with his dad) may have long-term effects that don't show up until that child is an adolescent, or an adult.
PostPosted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:27 pm


Oooh! Touche!
I did think about the age factor a little bit before I posted, but that does bring up a good supporting argument.
Anyhow, I don't believe that there is much we can do for parents like those.
What I have noticed is that people who are ignorant and act foolish or violent are too egotistical to accept that they are/were wrong and won't want to change.
I hate people like that.
But it makes me think that those parents that are really THAT bad, have dubious chances of removing that flaw from their selves.

Emperor of Storms


iMuwwy

PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2010 5:51 pm


It scared me. I'm not perfect and the possibiliy of corrupting me kid... not idle D:
PostPosted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:40 am


I cried. That is so bad.
I hope my kid is never badly influenced by other people.
I know shell never be badly influenced by me.

x-TeaseMe

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