Originally Posted by Cat Herder:
. Society's expectations of parents have changed.
Parents should be offended by the over reach, but I am not seeing that reaction at all.
Many seem relieved of duty.
ALL of that is so true.
The relief is almost "heard" in their collective sighs during drop off, especially on Monday mornings.
I agree with the expectations of society as well but I see issues more with society's acceptance of certain things verses just societal expectations....and yet today's society is probably the most judgmental.
Hmm.... those two forces alone create problems as they work from opposite ends of the thought process.
Society's expectations + society's judgment = lose-lose situation for parents no matter what they do.
Translated: let others do it for me (avoiding judgement) only to be judged for not doing anything.
Oh what wicked cycle....
