Once apon a time there was a mother, who was saddened by all the death happening in Vietnam, so with the help of her friends she formed a group to show her displeasure.
When the war ended, with nothing to do, she decided to focus her energy combating something she clearly did not understand and feared… science and technology. Nuclear power is soo bad, all the mullahs tell us. Today, we are dependent on the great oil satans from the middle east… thanks to folks like these… in my humble opinion. Also, I do wonder about groups that don’t have their pictures on their web site.
So , this brings up the question in my mind: ‘was mother always right?’
I am not saying that men… or fathers … are always right, but I am saying that it takes two committed people to raise children. Each parent brings a different perspective, often as a product of our biology rather than just our environment. Men make a difference.
For example, in an article entitled “Your Mom was wrong — Horse play is an important part of development”, they site a study:
“In an article published in the April issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, Sergio and Vivian Pellis of the University of Lethbridge reviewed multiple studies involving animals, and found a link between rough and tumble play and social competence.”
Interestingly enough, this brings into question some of the current practices in our schools that label the normal rough and tumble play of boys as deviant , when it is really ‘normal.’ I guess when women look at girls sitting with their hands folded as ‘acceptable’ then anything resembling ‘boyish’ behavior would be shocking and in need of medication. Schools are dominated and run largely by women in K-12. It’s no surprise that folks are looking for alternatives to public schools.
So, Moms, Mothers, Muthas and Mullahs can be wrong… but then, we all really knew that anyway.
Roger Freberg
PS… yep… MFP is a 1″ Weenie Award Winner
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