John
Wrestling has been around since you were a kid. My FATHER used to watch Gorgeous George and Killer Kowalski wrestle when he was a child and he was born in 1949.
I think parents have become too lax on their children by degrees since time began. And it has slowly escalated till now. Permit me to explain. Generally speaking, every generation seems to have been a little more leinient that its parents. My parents let me do stuff that my grandparents never would have allowed them (my parents) to do. My grandfather says the same thing about his 2 previous generations as well. Also, You have such a diverse integrated population in America, that, there will be clashes between people. True America has a high crime rate, but we are also a lot more leinient on our offenders. Also, WWF (not WFW) is supposed to be for children and their parents over 13. If you feel your child shouldnt be watching it, unplug the damn TV. When I was younger, it was Beavis and Butthead. Everything in our world in my generation that went awry was because of a crap ass Mike Judge cartoon on MTV. And before that, it was the Simpsons. Hell, I watched Homer punch "speed holes" in the hood of his car when I was a kid. But I wasnt out there the next day with a pickaxe.
Thousands of kids have killed or mangled themselves trying to fly like Superman. Especially from my fathers and older brothers generations. I didnt tie a blanket around my fool neck either. My point is, society needs to tighten its collective grip on our youth. I know its tough. My brother and his wife both work 2 jobs. Im always watching my niece and nephew. And what scares me is this: My mother who is a day care provider told me that studies are starting to show that kids who are basically raised by their daycare centers, score lower on standardized testing (which in itself is a disgusting idea..should be bastardized testing as far as Im concerned) AND these children are more apt to react violently in a social setting. In addition to all that, we're shoveling ritalin down kids throats in schools to make them quiet obedient little zombies so they are easier to handle. SOME kids DO need Ritalin. Most do not.
My generation has really screwed up. We're shooting each other and causing gang wars as well. And all the parents point at each other for their kids problems. Ive got an idea...quit getting divorces and having kids out of wedlock. It really tends to screw children up. I realize sometime these situations happen and by and large, thats okay. But the sheer number of 24+ Y/O single moms is appaling. Im the only one in my circle of friends whos parents arent divorced. And every friend admits it screwed them up. And they all say they wont get married as fast so their kids dont have to go through it too. Its not TV John, Its the parents who arent home to spend time with their kids, to maybe sit down and watch wrestling with them and make them see that its all TV and its really just a male oriented soap opera. And that powerbombing your friend through a table isnt a nice thing to do. My dad has worked 16hour days for as long as I can remember. He hardly ever slept. but he ALWAYS made time for me as a child and I know that made a difference. Im an Eagle Scout, a member of Mensa and I have a 3.8gpa in college. I credit most, if not all of that to a damn good upbringing by my parents. And to those of you here with divorced parents or single moms...You all seem to have done well for yourselves and you should be proud
<getting off his soapbox>
sorry this is so long...feel free to edit the hell out of this if need be I appologize. Feel free to disagree if you like, just please be nice. This is only my opinion and IKm not saying anyone of you is wrong. I do not mean to offend anyone (especially you John)
