Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
First of all, growing up that way, being taught/forced to be silent, subservient, and invisible unless summoned, doesn't seem so wonderful to me. But let's be real. The writer of that screed claimed that in his mythical golden era, kids were NEVER disrespectful, parents were NEVER cruel or mean, and the world was bathed in a golden light shining on picket fences and families with two kids and a dog. No racial discrimination. No sex discrimination. An American nirvana.
Of course, this is nothing but an old man looking back on his childhood and idealizing it. Not mentioned are things like if Junior got sick, he might die; if you needed a doctor, you might not have been able to afford one; and there was no help available if you simply ran out of money and couldn't afford food.
There's also that celebration of corporal punishment, which doesn't work and creates a belief in kids that violence is the solution to all problems.
You are full of shit.
