tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post5010583140157556906..comments2023-10-21T06:41:09.118-07:00Comments on Random Enlightenment: My Dad is _______________Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292824227963056711noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-20567058838557069642008-05-23T07:48:00.000-07:002008-05-23T07:48:00.000-07:00Elayne, the link between kids respecting their par...Elayne, the link between kids respecting their parents and later respecting those in authority and ultimately God, is so true!<BR/><BR/>There is so much more that could be said about this! Maybe Jay will do a series...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-46277575858821059852008-05-22T20:27:00.000-07:002008-05-22T20:27:00.000-07:00Great blog Julie! My grandson just brought home a...Great blog Julie! <BR/>My grandson just brought home a book that I refused to read more than once because it was all about how a little boy did not want to go shopping with his mother because she would embarrass him. I saw NO GOOD in that book at all.<BR/>So much of our society seems to think it is cute when children are disrespectful. Just watch a few segments of "America's Funniest Home Video's" if anyone needs convincing. I don't know if it's the fault of the women's lib movement when it comes to male bashing. I just know that if children are not taught respect to their parents they will not show respect to any authority including God. How sad!<BR/>I applaud you for introducing this topic and would love to hear more comments about it.Elaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478492908186510970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-85541273712604062582008-05-21T14:56:00.000-07:002008-05-21T14:56:00.000-07:00Shoot, you got to this topic before I could!I thin...Shoot, you got to this topic before I could!<BR/><BR/>I think part of the reason the image of the bumbling dad is so prevalent is it's societally "safe". If you make fun of a woman in the same manner, it's oppression of women. Think about sitcoms. The wife can only be an off-the-wall character if the husband is too. I can't think of any sitcom in the last 20 years that featured a larger-than-life wife with a "normal" husband.<BR/><BR/>I could go on and on discussing the portrayal of both sexes and their "acceptable" roles in the media, but if I'm going to rant that long I may as well save it for my own blog!<BR/><BR/>JayJay Boazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499002361030996927noreply@blogger.com