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What Adult Priveleges are Left?
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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 460897" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Well, in my humble opinion, it is not that some things are "adult"...</p><p></p><p>It is that our society is built on the principle of a hierarchy. There are those who are in charge, those who are next in command, and so on down the line until you get to the folks at the bottom.</p><p></p><p>The reason we create "adult" priviledges and "child" priviledges in our homes is to establish a hierarchy of our own....and teach children their place in society. We want our children to learn to respect those that are in charge: parents, teachers, etc. And we want children to learn that they must earn their way to the next level.</p><p></p><p>When parents opt not to have separate priviledges for adults, it blurs the lines between those in charge and those not in charge. It removes the incentive to work toward the next level. This is the same problem with "everyone gets a trophy" - you remove the line between the winners and the losers...the team at the "top" and the team at the "bottom" become equalized. </p><p></p><p>What is the point of effort if we are already all at the same level? It becomes a "de-incentive" to personal growth...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 460897, member: 6546"] Well, in my humble opinion, it is not that some things are "adult"... It is that our society is built on the principle of a hierarchy. There are those who are in charge, those who are next in command, and so on down the line until you get to the folks at the bottom. The reason we create "adult" priviledges and "child" priviledges in our homes is to establish a hierarchy of our own....and teach children their place in society. We want our children to learn to respect those that are in charge: parents, teachers, etc. And we want children to learn that they must earn their way to the next level. When parents opt not to have separate priviledges for adults, it blurs the lines between those in charge and those not in charge. It removes the incentive to work toward the next level. This is the same problem with "everyone gets a trophy" - you remove the line between the winners and the losers...the team at the "top" and the team at the "bottom" become equalized. What is the point of effort if we are already all at the same level? It becomes a "de-incentive" to personal growth... [/QUOTE]
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