Comments | cdaisym: Parenting at the Library

cdaisym

Parenting at the Library

Jan 30, 2008 19:54

Okay, I'm not a parent and so I would never presume to tell a parent how to handle their children. However I think that there are some commonsense parenting axioms that even us non-parents can see and understand. For example, using your child as a shield when robbing a bank is probably not within the realms of Good Parenting. Nor, do I think, is ( Read more... )

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thebadgirl2007 January 31 2008, 01:56:45 UTC

LOL LOL.

I think you might be right!

ex_fastertha931 January 31 2008, 13:28:53 UTC

I could cheerfully strangle the founders of MySpace for the damage they have done to library service. I'm constantly answering questions about the service, trying to explain to people that I can't resolve their MS account issues, have NO control over network traffic that makes the site slow/unavailable, and not responsible for the fact that you can only contact them via e-mail.

To be fair, I did find a number for them in a business database, but the patron to whom I gave it called back to tell me it had been disconnected. So, there's that. Piss-poor customer service, tell you what...

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cdaisym January 31 2008, 16:37:51 UTC

In all honesty there were two kids in the scenario. But only the one of them passed out on the floor. I felt so bad for him :(

anonymous February 2 2008, 00:35:13 UTC

Hmmm... I think that responsible parenting is in short supply these days (at least that is the view from my library anyway). And people honestly wonder why kids are so screwed up.. hmmm.

Alissa