Quote from nitro:
But I do disagree that people that are repeat offenders of drunk driving should be let go easily, I don't care how crowded or not the jails are.
However, there is a real opportunity here to that goes beyond Paris Hilton, money, and the justice system. There is an opportunity from a parenting perspective. Here is where I think to myself, if I were Paris's parents, what would I be thinking about what is happening to her?
I would be thinking, well, I raised a brat. But could this be an opportunity for my child to come out a "better" person at the end of the ordeal, the person that I failed to raise? Is this situation that Paris has gotten into a blessing in disguise?
Most parent just love their child and accept them as they are. We resign ourselves because there is little chance of changing them once they reach a certain age. We wished we had been stricter, that we had taken them to a soup kitchen and showed them how unfortunate some people are, forced them to get a job delivering newspaper for their own money, etc etc. [Of course, we would also teach them self-confidence, leadership, etc. What I am saying is that we would raise a well balanced person.]
But wait, let's get back to that opportunity thing. Consider the alternatives if things are left as they have been. My child never grows up, she continues to break the law and not only endangering herself, but worse others. Not only that, she is on her way to the same sort of death as Elvis Presley, Marylin Monroe, and others that lived their lives by having both ends of the candle lit.
So, can this event possibly change the course of her life? Maybe.
I swear to you that if I were Paris's parents or any other child that is out of control, I would do everything I could for her, but I would be thinking to myself: God, please let this experience help wake my daughter up. Let it bring self-reflection, and let it bring respect for her fellow man. Let it humble her in a good way - not so as to put her down.
I guess I would see it as an opportunity. I think Paris Hilton is out of control, and the state may be doing her a favor in a strange way.
nitro
And thoughtful post;
