Is the Problem Cultural or Chemical? What’s Happening to Boys?
Are we surprised at the fact that boys are neglecting personal responsibility when their chief ‘hobbies’ are countless hours killing computer generated aliens/police/prostitutes/gangsters/Islam armies, and watching Spike TV? How much have we encouraged maturity in guys when we tell them that their natural penchant for laziness is really nothing more than the amoral chemicals forcing their brain and body into slothfullness? Maybe we need to try somethingnew like stricter parenting, less TV, more reading, forcing them to do their homework and corporal punishment in the school for poor behavior. But then that would require more maturity and responsibility in adults. We’re sunk.
Lazy parents and fear our are enemies on this one. We are too busy with our own lives to work with our children or we are to afraid the ‘won’t love us’ to do what is really right. The result is lazy slothfull children, many who are still living with their parents into their 30th! What parents need to realize is that they are hurting their children more by not teaching responsibility and independence.