From the "People don't kill People, Guns Do" Department.

Thankully, my daughter was a good kid. With her looks, things could have been much worse.

My wife's boss asked her one time how she stayed out of trouble. Her answer? "I stayed too busy to get into trouble."

We had her involved it lots of stuff and we did it with her.
 
ivylove said:
Absolutely!!!! But how do we fix that? I guess it is just easy to blame guns, and other things, but it really all starts with the family.
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Not gonna be easy. Entitlement programs are a big factor. But some of it goes back to parenting. One of the best gifts parents can give their kids is an example of what a loving and Godly marriage is.
 
Guard Dad said:
Not gonna be easy. Entitlement programs are a big factor. But some of it goes back to parenting. One of the best gifts parents can give their kids is an example of what a loving and Godly marriage is.
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Yep! We now have the 2nd or 3rd generation of latchkey/single parent kids raising their own kids. (often single parent) Marriages can't last if neither side will compromise and that's a lost art. The good parenting is a lost art. How do you teach that to someone that never experienced it?

Not going to be easy is an understatement. People are going to have to *care* about their kids and be willing to sacrifice for them. (and by sacrifice I don't mean working longer hours so they can give them things) It was a *big* decision for myself and my wife when we decided she would quit her job and stay home with the kids and trust God to provide for us, so she could provide guidance for them. Best move we ever made. Yea, cash was short at times, but we have three pretty good kids.
 
The Sound Guy said:
Yep! We now have the 2nd or 3rd generation of latchkey/single parent kids raising their own kids. (often single parent) Marriages can't last if neither side will compromise and that's a lost art. The good parenting is a lost art. How do you teach that to someone that never experienced it?

Not going to be easy is an understatement. People are going to have to *care* about their kids and be willing to sacrifice for them. (and by sacrifice I don't mean working longer hours so they can give them things) It was a *big* decision for myself and my wife when we decided she would quit her job and stay home with the kids and trust God to provide for us, so she could provide guidance for them. Best move we ever made. Yea, cash was short at times, but we have three pretty good kids.
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Yes, it is so sad. So many children being raised in day care centers, where most of their "basic" physical needs are met (food, shelter, change diapers, keep an eye on them, etc.), but almost none of their emotional needs are met. And I don't blame the day care workers, how can one person really provide anything but the basics for 10, 15 (or more) small children? There are children who are dropped off at the daycare, first thing in the morning before daylight, and aren't picked back up till dusk. Basically, these children don't have a family life. They just go home to go to bed.
 
I say the same thing...it’s not the gun, it’s not the video game, it’s not the song or movie....it’s just not. It’s the conscious decision to pull the trigger. Are they influencers? Sure, but the world is full of influencing factors.
 
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