So last night I was talking to
wendy about the new Life&Style issue coming out, about what a terrible mother Britney is and how she should have her children taken away. And this led me to remember MY childhood. And possibly, just maybe, I didn't have the same sort of upbringing that most people have. Both my parents were social workers. My mom was a
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My point being that it really is a degree of perspective. But because someone else got away with bad behavior or made poor decisions doesn't give everyone else a blanket ok to behave that way. Parents DO have a responsibility to teach their kids morals and right vs. wrong and to be role models. That's non-negotiable to me. But every one's definitions of what those things ARE varies, for sure.
Also, I'm not convinced Britney is a fit mother and it isn't for any of the reasons listed in this poll. To me, those are just the straws breaking the camel's back.
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I worked with DPS and foster care services for several years, trust me, I know the process sucks. But saying "my mom did it and I'm ok" doesn't make it ok!
Also, I don't read L&S to hear about news and real problems. I read it to make fun of Lindsay Lohan's dress. You read Perez and Pink is the New Blog and whoever else religiously, you know gossip is fun.
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I *hated* my parents smoking. For so many reasons, but mostly because I was terrified they'd die and I'd have to go live with my uncle. *shudders* I spent a good chunk of my childhood flushing cigarettes down the toilet and trying to make them quit. On the plus side, I have never once been tempted to smoke a cigarette. When all my friends started smoking in high school, I told them they were INSANE and gross. Because, yeah.
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