I will be the first one to tell you how much I appreciate the anti-smoking laws being a non-smoker. Though the arguments against them are just as pertinent as those for them, especially when talking about our rights. However, now anti-smoking groups are trying to force movie studios to give an automatic R rating for any movie that includes smoking. They say that watching smoking in movies encourages children to smoke and so they want to expose fewer children to it. While that may be true about children and teens being more likely to smoke after seeing their favorite movie stars do it, shouldn’t the responsibility be put on the parents not everyone else?
Our society has more and more become a nanny society with everyone but parents being blamed for the actions, morals, and attitudes of our children. Parents demand that schools teach their children about sex because they are afraid to, but then turn around and complain about how and what they are taught in sex education. Parents blame violent video games and movies and music for teenagers committing more acts of violence.
For once can our society get to the root of the problem, bad parenting? Stop blaming everyone else for not paying enough attention to your children and taking the time to educate them about right and wrong. To teach them about smoking and drinking and sex. To explain to them the cautions they should take, including moderation. Instead of attacking everyone in sight, how about we send a better message. The message about being a better parent and taking responsibility for your mistakes as a parent.
When did parenting in America become litigating and lawmaking? Grow up and place the blame where it belongs, on poor parenting.
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