are parents overprotective?

[August]

Originally Posted by Commander Wallace

You may well be right with regards to bullies existing and drugs and alcohol being available back in the 80's and even further back. However, in going home, most had a safe haven from the outside world and I hope everyone had that. Through social media however, kids can be bullied and attacked In the relative safety in their own homes. That's where I think the current generation and ours differ.

Kids homes weren't all that safe back then, we just think they were because we didn't have every incident of child abuse no matter how small broadcasted nationally, nor were common time tested parental discipline methods like a good spanking for example considered to be acts of child abuse like they are now.

The real tragedy is the incredible number of kids taking their own lives over what we as adults consider to be trivial matters. It's not trivial to these kids though and their losses are real, especially to their families and loved ones.

Tragic yes but it is something that society perpetuates when we fail to prepare our children for the slings and arrows of life. Our motto used to be: "Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me". This has now has morphed into "Names alone hurt me enough to demand criminal and legal action when someone calls me one that I don't like". And we wonder why so many wilt under a little pressure.