Comments on: What’s Wrong With This Picture? http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-77817 MInTheGap Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:30:10 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-77817 Musicguy, I'm guessing you don't have a little girl. Suffice it to say, you're right, the two posts are linked-- in that they are both talking about parenting and what it takes to be a good parent. We live in a sexualized society and that's not a good thing. Charley, you're absolutely correct-- we need more shame, and if it takes posting pictures and calling them out, then maybe that's what we have to do. Musicguy, I’m guessing you don’t have a little girl.

Suffice it to say, you’re right, the two posts are linked– in that they are both talking about parenting and what it takes to be a good parent.

We live in a sexualized society and that’s not a good thing.

Charley, you’re absolutely correct– we need more shame, and if it takes posting pictures and calling them out, then maybe that’s what we have to do.

]]> By: fred http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-77807 fred Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:08:53 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-77807 what's wrong? she's dressed like a slut, father has no spine to tell her to go put something decent on --- oh, something else - where's the mother? what’s wrong? she’s dressed like a slut, father has no spine to tell her to go put something decent on — oh, something else - where’s the mother?

]]> By: Charley http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-77797 Charley Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:57:02 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-77797 Since when is leveling criticism and/or positing shame the same as "pushing beliefs?" I'll answer my own question...since the advent of post-modern beliefs. But even if it IS a primary tenet of postmodernism, that does not make it true. In no way is the criticism of another the pushing or the forcing of one's beliefs on that person. That person is free to ignore the criticism. On the other hand (as is the case here), this is a beautiful teaching moment for dads of daughters on what NOT to do...unless your desire for your daughter is for her to be a sex-object and the subject of many a man's (both young and old) primal lust. What one wears on the outside is a very accurate indication of the state of their heart on the inside. I'll take daughters who are beautiful on the inside...for outward beauty is fleeting, and charm is deceitful; and a man who marries this young thing for her beauty will divorce her when she isn't so beautiful any more. That's not the type of man I want my daughters to attract.... A little criticism and the return of shame could go a long way to recovering a sense of decency within this society. Charley <a href="http://www.homedisciplingdad.blogspot.com">HomeDiscipling Dad Blog</a> Since when is leveling criticism and/or positing shame the same as “pushing beliefs?” I’ll answer my own question…since the advent of post-modern beliefs. But even if it IS a primary tenet of postmodernism, that does not make it true.

In no way is the criticism of another the pushing or the forcing of one’s beliefs on that person. That person is free to ignore the criticism. On the other hand (as is the case here), this is a beautiful teaching moment for dads of daughters on what NOT to do…unless your desire for your daughter is for her to be a sex-object and the subject of many a man’s (both young and old) primal lust. What one wears on the outside is a very accurate indication of the state of their heart on the inside. I’ll take daughters who are beautiful on the inside…for outward beauty is fleeting, and charm is deceitful; and a man who marries this young thing for her beauty will divorce her when she isn’t so beautiful any more. That’s not the type of man I want my daughters to attract….

A little criticism and the return of shame could go a long way to recovering a sense of decency within this society.

Charley
HomeDiscipling Dad Blog

]]> By: Musicguy http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-77786 Musicguy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:40:07 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/11/01/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/#comment-77786 I'm more concerned with the daughter's badly bleached hair and dad'd beer gut. Not all that concerned with what she's wearing. If she was smoking a bowl and had a beer in her hand as an under aged person, I'd have something to complain about. Since that's not the case, I'm hardly seeing the newsworthiness of this picture. Again, not everyone is this world thinks the same way you do. You have issues with CA schools teaching tolerance, yet you see fit to push your beliefs onto this father and daughter. Very intersting. I’m more concerned with the daughter’s badly bleached hair and dad’d beer gut. Not all that concerned with what she’s wearing. If she was smoking a bowl and had a beer in her hand as an under aged person, I’d have something to complain about. Since that’s not the case, I’m hardly seeing the newsworthiness of this picture.

Again, not everyone is this world thinks the same way you do. You have issues with CA schools teaching tolerance, yet you see fit to push your beliefs onto this father and daughter. Very intersting.

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