It’s no secret that our culture has some mental issues. My philosophy is that it’s all because of how we were raised. A lot of people who were children during the depression are either pack rats now or minimalists, responding adversely to an extreme situation.
The daily decisions we make as parents, based upon underlying parental myths, can cause children to grow up with crazy misconceptions about their place in the world, altering their understanding of themselves and, well, ruining life, sort of.
#1- your children are demons, sent by satan to turn your godly home into chaos.
There’s actually a series of “child training” books on the market that teaches unsuspecting new parents to believe this load of crap. Here’s the truth:
Babies aren’t inherently evil. It’s just difficult to communicate when you’re learning a new language. Especially when, physically, your body is designed to be dependent upon an adult caregiver. That’s just the way it is. Sure, it might feel like they have an ulterior motive at times, but I assure you that they don’t.
As a matter of fact, I’m sure that if you confront your baby directly, they’ll have to respond with truthfulness, much like an undercover police officer must tell the truth when confronted. Just say, point blank “Are you a messenger from Satan?” Your baby will undoubtedly answer “WTF? You and dad made me, I am a whole and perfect creation. Get a grip and go read Dr Sears instead of backwoods Tennessee preachers.”
Adhering to this belief will systematically turn your child into a creature that’s too scared to assert their own will or to ask questions and think for themselves. An entire generation of people who adhere to this belief will end up handing over their lives to politicians, drug companies and processed food companies because they have never made a decision for themselves and believe that they’re too stupid to make their own decisions and that nature isn’t designed to meet their needs. They’re living under the erroneous assumption that “the people in charge know my needs better than I do, so I will shut up, blend in and not make a fuss, otherwise they will hit me. They’ll be completely out of touch with ANY inner guidance system and will constantly be looking to experts for guidance, rather than making their own decisions. They’ll be unhappy to the core, even if you’ve taught them that they must smile (Yes, that’s part of the “training” program)
If evil exists, it lies in this type of parenting that, contrary to its name, isn’t “baby wise” but absolutely and completely against every morsel of scientific research into human behavior and psychology. This article from Atheist Homeschool gives more detail on the method.
On the next edition of Parenting Myths That can Ruin Your Family:
Kids are too stupid to know whether or not they’re cold or hungry whereby parents must constantly force their kids to eat and wear jackets. Subscribe now, you don’t want to miss this one.
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