It's the end of the world (again)

[cirquelover]

Originally Posted by Alex

I don't see the college thing as that big of a deal because I don't think parents have any obligation to pay for college.

I'm more impressed that though they've likely been raised with this stuff the kids are independent enough to stand solid and say, essentially, "this is stupid."

But if the worst thing these parents have done is not pay for college, openly believe stupid things, and refuse to make summer vacation plans, then these kids are suffering from first world rich people problems.

I think the worst thing these parents did was make their child feel like this;
“I don’t really have any motivation to try to figure out what I want to do anymore,” he said, “because my main support line, my parents, don’t care.”

The fact that they don't really seem to care about the children and they know it, is horrible! It's tough enough being a teen but to have her as the Mom, just WOW! I feel bad for the kids and hope they have a good support system with some other reasonable adults in their lives.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

I think the worst thing these parents did was make their child feel like this;
“I don’t really have any motivation to try to figure out what I want to do anymore,” he said, “because my main support line, my parents, don’t care.”

To a degree I feel sympathy for that. But only to a degree. On the other hand, that reads to me the same as saying "waaah! If someone else won't give it to me, I don't want it."

As for how they're being raised, so long as the parents honestly beleive what they profess I don't really have a problem with it. Kids have had to deal with it through all time. I don't believe in what they believe in so trading educational opportunity in pursuit of needless spiritual salvation seems a horrible trade. But to those who believe, my (theoretical) approach to parenting that would trade spiritual salvation (that I don't believe exists) for an education that won't be needed is equally horrible (and infinitely longer in its impacts).

Now, I've always argued that raising children with religion is a mild form of child abuse. But I've been repeatedly told that this is intolerant of me.