06-23-2012, 06:05 PM
(06-23-2012, 01:37 PM)Kain Nobel Wrote: ...Then, my young son runs up to me, and he's like "Daddy I know this game is violent and wrong but its just a game, I know better than that. But check it out, I can repo somebody's car and get cash, guess who was late on their payments today!"
(06-23-2012, 01:37 PM)Kain Nobel Wrote: I guess I'm good at raising intelligent children, I just suck at arguing and reasoning with them lolThat's how you teach kids to be intelligent, critical thinkers. they have to challenge you all the time on everything. this isn't a bad thing. that's what's so wrong with schools and basically every other institution that revolves around a top down authority structure. it may not seem like it to you now, because you've already had the kids and had to do that fast track maturity thing that comes with the shock of 'oh shit this screaming poo monster depends on me completely', but when kids can mentally outmaneuver their parents, or anyone else that keeps them down, it's the greatest feeling in the world.