I'm particularly struck by the comment about how parents are getting increasing responsibility but decreasing authority. (It's the Dilbertization of parenthood!) Like those cities that fine or even jail parents if their kids miss too much school -- I've always thought that some kids would probably take advantage of that to get their parents in trouble, and what recourse do the parents have at that point?
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Date: 2006-05-19 12:36 am (UTC)