06-12-2021, 10:16 AM
There IS no perfect parent, we all make mistakes along the way. And there does come a point when the responsibility is not the parent's but that of the child once they reach the 'age of reason' for want of a better term.
These parents thought it was a great idea to give their son a gun ( that may seem bizarre to us but not so much in America) & they ignored possible warning signs that all was not well with their son so I think they're culpable to some extent.
But there does have to be a cut off point where the responsibility is on the individual rather than their parents - & I'm sure that there's no convenient, hard & fast rule as to when that might be.
"Psychiatrists get rich, blaming mothers."
I do think most of us though can count ourselves successful in some small measure as parents, if our kids show no desire to enter politics.
These parents thought it was a great idea to give their son a gun ( that may seem bizarre to us but not so much in America) & they ignored possible warning signs that all was not well with their son so I think they're culpable to some extent.
But there does have to be a cut off point where the responsibility is on the individual rather than their parents - & I'm sure that there's no convenient, hard & fast rule as to when that might be.
"Psychiatrists get rich, blaming mothers."
I do think most of us though can count ourselves successful in some small measure as parents, if our kids show no desire to enter politics.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)