Nineteen Eleven

Didn't watch the video. Didn't read most responses to the thread. If she sent someone nudes, they leaked out to others, and she got shit for it, sucks for her. The only thing the world potentially lost was probably a fine stripper/pole dancer later in life.

CharlieGiteau, glad you gave your little man a high-five for his actions. Nothing wrong with teaching an idiot to know his place.

moosh wrote:Seems like the parenting experts in here don't have kids.

^This^

This story is sad. It's also disheartening to see some of you justifying the actions against her simply because she made a mistake. Should we harass each person who makes a mistake until he kills himself?

What I take from this story is to make sure that we stay connected to our kids and their lives. Be involved and be aware. Monitor their time online, have their passwords, and keep tabs on what's going on. Her parents should have been keeping an eye on these things for her, and pulled the plug when stuff was getting out of hand. Like Kirk said, kids just don't have the capacity to deal with this kind of thing.

rehpyc wrote:The only thing the world potentially lost was probably a fine stripper/pole dancer later in life.

Wow. Would you say that to her parents' faces? I hope you never have to go through what they're going through now.

Seems people who have a kid think the rest of society is oblivious to what kids do and how they behave. Oddly enough most of us remember being kids, had younger siblings, or have friends/family that have children. Just because we didnt make a little ****, doesnt mean we dont know how the shit works.

moosh wrote:Seems like the parenting experts in here don't have kids.

Pretty much nailed it. I simply cannot criticize any father/mother yet without having the burden of raising my own kids. Even though I have my morality and demeanor already formed, there are a tons of daily situations that leaves out the theoretical education field and can often be handled with a different approach.

I've read this entire thread and everyone's comments. Though I agree with some of the arguments Alex uses, it's too much utopy to think that Amanda was 100% innocent/unaware in everything she did. Kids nowadays are way more prepared and aware that their actions unchains a given consequence more than ever. It's that uncommon seeing kids doing shaddy shit and hiding under the age restriction card in order to avoid the implications of what they did. Therefore, in my opinion, she was partially responsible for her actions. Going further, I also can't believe that we should sympathize with her tale putting her as a victim only. She was a victim of a severe form of bullying and there is no denial on that but everytime she screwed up pretty bad, she managed to get back in to a similar shit again making bad calls over and over again. Unfortunately for her she couldn't get out of it and due to the lack of help/teaching of her parents or teachers/friends didn't helping her as they were supposed to she ended up choosing to end up her torment, ultimately taking her life away. We expect a catharsis coming everytime we (or our acquaintances) have trouble but depending on the case it's not that simple.

By the way, I wish I could rep train Charlie Gitaeu (and Ricky, because his insanity replies are always a good luagh) in this thread over and over again. Your kid rocks!!

moosh wrote:Seems like the parenting experts in here don't have kids.

So if a parent sexually abuses their child, am I qualified to say that's wrong? A simple yes or no will suffice. I just want to hear you eat your words with the ridiculousness of your statement.

Furthermore, there are about a million and one parents who think punishment in the form of physical discipline is acceptable and beneficial. Yet, oddly, every study out there says pretty much the opposite. So if a parent tells me spanking is good based on N=1 and I say it's bad based on N=1,000 - who is more correct? Thought so.

Welcome to science: where we can make claims based on evidence even if we personally have not experienced the phenomenon or experience. It's fun. Try it.

P.S. I could think of an infinite number of things you judge which you have zero experience in. Pot, kettle, black. You can fill in the rest.

alex kirk wrote:

moosh wrote:Seems like the parenting experts in here don't have kids.

So if a parent sexually abuses their child, am I qualified to say that's wrong? A simple yes or no will suffice. I just want to hear you eat your words with the ridiculousness of your statement.

Furthermore, there are about a million and one parents who think punishment in the form of physical discipline is acceptable and beneficial. Yet, oddly, every study out there says pretty much the opposite. So if a parent tells me spanking is good based on N=1 and I say it's bad based on N=1,000 - who is more correct? Thought so.

Welcome to science: where we can make claims based on evidence even if we personally have not experienced the phenomenon or experience personally. It's fun. Try it.

P.S. I could think of an infinite number of things you judge which you have zero experience in. Pot, kettle, black. You can fill in the rest.

So this is how you came up with the vent crew name...

aLpha.cn-[tang] wrote:So this is how you came up with the vent crew name...

If only I could take credit for such excellence.