LiterateLife

I have been really upset about the recent actions of kids centered on MySpace and YouTube. Of course, the cheerleaders that beat up their peer were horrible and I hope they are prosecuted as adults for their actions. What makes me even more angry is watching the mom of the attacked girl. She made no reference to the fact that her daughter had any fault in the situation because of posts she made on MySpace that led up to the attack. The attack was wrong; no question, no matter what the girl wrote it was wrong. BUT to cry and act like her daughter was an INNOCENT victim and had no role in what happened galls me. When are parents going to teach their kids how to get along in this world, and take responsibilty for the consequences of their actions?

When does a parent sit down with a kid and say you messed up, too, what you did was wrong too (even if she LEGALLY had the right to post whatever she wants, MORALLY she was wrong.) Why aren’t parents teaching their kids how to be good citizens?