tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767469428171771427.post6564312911125242324..comments2023-03-26T09:02:00.040-04:00Comments on THOUGHT CURRENTS PRESENTS ALTERNATE VIEWS AND NEWS: Top 5 Notorious Celebrities of 2010Jhesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18203331749861061264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1767469428171771427.post-35888390752491299032010-12-16T14:30:05.752-05:002010-12-16T14:30:05.752-05:00Alec Baldwin is an ass. He's not qualified to...Alec Baldwin is an ass. He's not qualified to be a parent. Part of responsible parenthood is enough introspection to realize that, come Hell or high water, *you're* the adult. Kids only *think* they're adults--which is, of course, part of the problem. There's absolutely nothing a child can do, no matter how rude, annoying, upsetting, no matter how dishonest, or vicious, or wrong-headed, that justifies a parent responding the way he did.<br /><br />In the military, and in paramilitary organizations like the police, officers resort to screaming and yelling, and other (more serious) forms of abuse, because they're having trouble asserting their authority. Whether as a captain or a parent, you need to know your place--and that means recognizing that you're needed and, specifically, what you're needed for. If you're a good leader, violent displays should never be necessary--and, if they are, then they're *your* command failure. There's no sense in punishing those who depend on you for your inability to control them.C.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08086277404490573891noreply@blogger.com