Reply #26: Hmmm [View All]

[kiahzero]

I distinctly remember not having much say in how I lived my life until I was eighteen and the law was on my parents side. Chattel is a little harsh though, isn't it? I would rather call children a parental responsibility until the child reaches the age of eighteen.

That's a poor attitude. Children, for instance, have the right to choose their faith. Unfortunately, many members of non-Judeo-Christian faiths are hesitant to talk to interesting minors, because of fears that they will be legally harrased by parents who feel their children are their property.

While I am not a parent yet, nor do I hope to be until after I graduate, I would suggest that when a child "goes on about their 'rights' to blast their boombox," rather than teaching them an authoritarian lesson, teach them that their rights end where they infringe on the rights of others (in this case, the right to get a sound nights sleep).