Reply to: What the f**K???

[unixman]

These days both parents often have to work to pay the bills. Could this have a negative impact on raising kids?

Those parents have chosen to have a number of children that requires them both to work. That will make their lives more difficult and enable them to spend less time with their children. In their position I would have chosen to have fewer children, or tolerate a materially poorer life style. However, it is their choice and they are free to make it.

The default expectation that many parents will both work is an indicator of the way society regards the nuclear family.

[SlipTheJab]

These days both parents often have to work to pay the bills. Could this have a negative impact on raising kids?

Two words... income shifting

[PurpleGorilla]

Probably true. The extended family provides a lot of care and it's reasonable for the state to assist them with that. Morally right and economic sense. The immediate family provides even more care.

I realize that not everyone has a family, or a capable one. But all people had 2 parents, and the state should focus more on promoting and encouraging the nuclear (and thereby the extended) family. Unfortunately, the Left spent 40 years ('65 to about '05) denigrating the family, mistaking it for an "oppressive" or "patriarchal" structure, when in fact it is key to the human condition and is the solution to many social problems.

These days both parents often have to work to pay the bills. Could this have a negative impact on raising kids?

[unixman]

You actually want extended families so when there is illness, disability, death or whatever people take up the challenge rather than expecting the state to look after their parent or other relation. In encouraging that you also get people looking after their neighbours.

Some of the kids who end up in foster care do so because there is no relation, neighbour or family friend to look after them due to their parent being ill or dead. Others you don't tend to hear about have escaped it simply because they have got this.

Probably true. The extended family provides a lot of care and it's reasonable for the state to assist them with that. Morally right and economic sense. The immediate family provides even more care.

I realize that not everyone has a family, or a capable one. But all people had 2 parents, and the state should focus more on promoting and encouraging the nuclear (and thereby the extended) family. Unfortunately, the Left spent 40 years ('65 to about '05) denigrating the family, mistaking it for an "oppressive" or "patriarchal" structure, when in fact it is key to the human condition and is the solution to many social problems.

[pr1]

It's the norm with boys/young men.

What the media are now showing is girls/young women are just as mean.

for someone who calls out sexism against women all the time on here you're pretty dumb with your male generalisations

[PurpleGorilla]

He's not a suitable role model. Planning violations on a private island holiday home? He's a greedy boomer, and no mistake. Bear Grylls' steel slide removed from his private island after planning officials launch probe | Daily Mail Online

Ha

[barrydidit]

This one

He's not a suitable role model. Planning violations on a private island holiday home? He's a greedy boomer, and no mistake. Bear Grylls' steel slide removed from his private island after planning officials launch probe | Daily Mail Online

[PurpleGorilla]

The Hofmeister bear?

This one

[barrydidit]

Why not, link it to the scouts/girl guides and put the Bear in charge.

this one?

[BrilloPad]

Why not, link it to the scouts/girl guides and put the Bear in charge.

The Hofmeister bear?

[PurpleGorilla]

For 12 year old girls?

Why not, link it to the scouts/girl guides and put the Bear in charge.

[BrilloPad]

What the media are now showing is girls/young women are just as mean.

You never know what anyone is really like until you marry them.

[FatLazyContractor]

We are talking about deprived areas here. I thought it was weird when I was a teenager that some guys from specific areas thought beating the cr*p out of someone or having the cr*p beaten out of them was normal.

Couldn't get more sexist than that ...

[SueEllen]

It might not be that unusual, but "the norm"? Get a grip.

We are talking about deprived areas here. I thought it was weird when I was a teenager that some guys from specific areas thought beating the cr*p out of someone or having the cr*p beaten out of them was normal.

[shaunbhoy]

It's the norm with boys/young men.

It might not be that unusual, but "the norm"? Get a grip.