[tymejumper]

Originally Posted by awediot

You know how many "rules" and laws would cause children's spirits to "shrivel and die" if they could put it in those words? -a kid will grab whatever they want from a younger sibling with no regard to their feelings, or grasp of 'stealing'. They will automatically and naturally lie when busted about taking the cookie, and they will call you making them feel guilty about it "shriveling their soul".

To rebutt:
Another child grabbing a cookie form his or her sibling does not costitute violence that is forbidden. This is simply a child in his innocence acting like a child. Lying, also is something that children do, however, if they do not have fear of getting in trouble unfairly for a childish indescretion, then they have no reason to lie do they. People lie to protect themselves. Children lie because they know something is wrong and they are giving a last ditch effort to perserve themselves. This of course proves that we are not so far removed from animals, however, it bears keeping in mind that we parents have to make it known that lying will not get them out of trouble but into deeper trouble.

The actual violence in all the above acts revolve around the fact that a parent should correct their child when they do lie or take a cookie from someone smaller than themselves. That way they learn that it is incorrect behavior. The parent who does not correct these actions is the one that is guilty then and bears the stain of violence that is forbidden.

Adults who have been taught better and are not mentally handicapped, that harm children for their own self gradification, or to gain from their loss of innocence are monsters. Period.