Re: [DL] Frontier House - drifting OT

[Derek Carmichael <dcarmichael@apple.com>]

On 5/6/02 3:10 PM, "Wangenstein" <wangenstein@mad.scientist.com> wrote:

>>> Huh, we named most of the animals on our farm.  They still tasted just as
>>> good. : )
> 
> Assuming you were raised on a farm, then that wasn't unusual for you. The
> slaughter of farm animals for food was a normal occurance. Not for this kid,
> who associates living animals with pets or friends, not food. This kid was
> traumatized by watching or being present when these animals he had come to
> care for were killed by his father, at the behest of his mother. I admit, farm
> kids are a different situation, but for someone who was trying to teach their
> child a lesson, she did a terrible job...

While I personally haven't seen the show, based on your description, this
wasn't a very good way to handle the situation.  He'll probably have issues
for some time.  As a fairly new parent myself (we have a two year old), the
more I read about parenting, the more I find that theories point to more and
more aspects of who we are were formed at a very young age.  This just
sounds like a parent who really wasn't thinking about their child at the
time.

Derek (C.)