Vim Quietude

Innocence.

I hereby claim exemption for anything I may say or write. I just don't know any better, and it's not my fault.

Today I examine the possibility that innocence = ignorance. I don't like the idea of sheltering children from the world outside. They're stronger than you might think, and they learn quickly. I know that it's probably hard to break bad news to that cute little face, and the natural instinct is to do whatever it takes to prevent that child from crying. I mean, a lot of actors on "Inside the Actors Studio" say their least favorite sound is a child crying.

And I say "probably" because I've never raised kids, so maybe I'm a little innocent as well.

But really, how old do kids have to be before they start getting molested? Yeah, I said it. Now think, if they're old enough to be in danger of molestation don't you think they're old enough to know it's a bad thing?

Yes, I guess I have to mention Michael Jackson here. I should probably take the high road and not say anything about him and such but I'm not like that. If it's there, I'll mention it. If you want my opinion, I don't care if he did it or not. Why? Because I don't really hear much about Jacko in danger of jail time. The parents are only interested in MONEY. So I don't care. Let me know when justice isn't mixed with greed.

But, on the other hand, there probably isn't a jail that could hold MJ. He'd just melt then reform on the other side of the bars.

Anyway, perhaps it's time to stop buttering our kids up in a magical fantasy world where nothing is bad and everything is good, only to force them to grow up at some point. Isn't it better to start at the bottom and then work your way up in terms of character growth? We should hide everything good from our kids as they're growing up and let them figure out the good in the world on their own. That way it'll be their own.

Now don't get me wrong here. It's not children's fault that they're adults with less experiences. The ones who are truly ignorant are parents. They're too afraid of mistakes that they put up a barrier of innocence when dealing with their kids. Next time, get a dog. You don't have to teach them anything. You don't like talking to your kids about something? It makes you uncomfortable? That's fine, but don't claim innocence when your kids learn something the hard way.

Oh yeah, and if your child IS a fast learner, remember that they can't be tried as an adult until....about 15 or so now? It depends on how rich you are and what race. Anyway, that's not much time. Get working ASAP!

posted by Deriser @ 6:24 AM