Iguana
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That's what I think. The ironic thing is it's parents who insist on driving their kids everywhere that are putting other kids at most risk as they are increasing traffic on the roads.
Cotton Wool Kids. (C4, now)
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That's what I think. The ironic thing is it's parents who insist on driving their kids everywhere that are putting other kids at most risk as they are increasing traffic on the roads.
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
I quite liked the father of the 13yr old. I know he was overbearing and clearly the boy needed space to become a man but I found him quite nice and it shows that some of these parents are just well meaning. They just love their children and want to do what's best for them.
Some were clearly using it as a diversion of some sort. Like when one mother waved her son off on the coach she put the little one in the pram and said she would give her something else to do.
The way the children seemed to be so clued up about what happened to Madeline Mc Cann was unnerving.
Even using her name as shorthand for all sorts of awful things that might befall a child that ventured far from mothers side. Yeah, that made me think a bit.
Some were clearly using it as a diversion of some sort. Like when one mother waved her son off on the coach she put the little one in the pram and said she would give her something else to do.
The way the children seemed to be so clued up about what happened to Madeline Mc Cann was unnerving.
Even using her name as shorthand for all sorts of awful things that might befall a child that ventured far from mothers side. Yeah, that made me think a bit.
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
Don't be bloody silly. Everyone knows it's paedophile strangers and bogeyman drug dealers with their sweeties laced with LSD crack.
Sweaty Betty
Hemo rising!
No i disagree, did you hear him offering his son a nintendo Wii or anything else he wanted just to keep him at home??? His dad has separation anxiety and it shows in the form of care and concern, but really its all about the dads anxiety and control and nothing to do with the welfare of kid.....makes me mad and sad
ShiftyBagLady
Thinks she is a flower to be looked at
I don't disagree Sweaty Betty.
I must admit I was shocked and bemused when he started offering him an I-phone so that they didnt have to deal with the issue of him being fed up with his parents. I found it quite heartening though that the 13year old could put forward a reasonable and rational argument for his case. Being that bit older he could see that his father's anxiety was not truth, the younger children however seemed to believe in every threat and fear their parents warned them of, which was very troubling.
Still, it is very hard to strike the right balance between caring for and smothering a child.
I must admit I was shocked and bemused when he started offering him an I-phone so that they didnt have to deal with the issue of him being fed up with his parents. I found it quite heartening though that the 13year old could put forward a reasonable and rational argument for his case. Being that bit older he could see that his father's anxiety was not truth, the younger children however seemed to believe in every threat and fear their parents warned them of, which was very troubling.
Still, it is very hard to strike the right balance between caring for and smothering a child.
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