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Originally Posted by SeptemberMorn
My daughter told me once that respect has to be earned. I totally disagreed with her, as far as our relationship was concerned. I am her mother and a good one at that. That fact alone demands that she respects me, not to mention the fact that I am her elder and our religious beliefs demand it.
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I know many parents that don't deserve their childrens respect...it is a stretch that they even must carry their name...At one time I was one of those parents. It took me a very long time to earn what my biology definned.
I too believe that respect should be earned and not given because of a title or a set of genes. Demanding respect for anything IMHO is a foundation for dismissing it.
Fairness and justice are concepts that underlay respect. They are the institutions of compromise which is priceless in any gathering of two or more.
I also agree that violence of any kind for any reason other than defense is an overlay upon the spirit of all persons,,especially children. It teaches them that physical power is the ultimate power, which is simply not true.
IMHO.
Lenny