tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post113931840739710381..comments2024-03-04T12:44:00.261+00:00Comments on Debi Alper: What kind of parent ...Debihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-1142938696030282792006-03-21T10:58:00.000+00:002006-03-21T10:58:00.000+00:00Everybody who has eyes and ears (and a heart) must...Everybody who has eyes and ears (and a heart) must have stories similar to yours and mine about some child or other ...<BR/>What upsets me most is when other people condemn these kids without checking out the possible reasons for their behaviour.<BR/>I'm not going all mushy and liberal here. It just really gets to me when I hear people from comfortable middle-class backgrounds being contemptuous of those who are struggling with a reality that is unimaginable for those doing the judging. <BR/>None of us can really know what it's like to walk in someone else's shoes, but at least we can have the humility to acknowledge that and not to pass judgement.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629015.post-1142897966495846042006-03-20T23:39:00.000+00:002006-03-20T23:39:00.000+00:00When my daughter was 14 she was dating a lad who s...When my daughter was 14 she was dating a lad who spent many a night sleeping on the streets because his step-father refused to let him in the house. Sure, he was a bit of ruffian, but as you say, nothing can be so bad that it makes that kind of treatment acceptable. I lost count of the number of times he came to our house for refuge when he had nowhere else to go. ~Sharon JSharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389824288726094985noreply@blogger.com