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mopinko

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21. i think that is a specious conclusion.

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 07:49 PM

Aug 2014

quite possibly you have it exactly backwards. more likely, none of us have a clue.
i raised a kid with a brain injury. it is hard. all the choices are hard, and few of them are good.

i just try not to judge parents. the truth is rarely simple.

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‘Very sheltered’ homeschooled Texas teen guns down both of his parents: police [View all] Galraedia Aug 2014 OP

Fear is why they had a gun and fear is the reason upaloopa Aug 2014 #1

I consider it to be child abuse to lock you kid up like this. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #2

That's exactly what I was thinking. Jackpine Radical Aug 2014 #4

Not hard to imagine at all.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #5

I'm not a fan of homeschooling but... tk2kewl Aug 2014 #37

I feel it's the job of parents to prepare a kid to deal with the real world.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #38

Totally, totally agree. hamsterjill Aug 2014 #43

These parents want their kids to believe God is in the sky and the Devil is under their feet.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #45

These parents were the extremes, of course. hamsterjill Aug 2014 #46

People who are authoritarian think God is just like them. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #47

So if he had gone to school, would we be looking at yet another school shooting? KamaAina Aug 2014 #3

I doubt it. He probably would have had friends in the real world. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #6

prolly mopinko Aug 2014 #7

I don't know. I know of a family that homeschooled their three children, Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #16

yeah, everyone has a horror story. mopinko Aug 2014 #17

Just giving an example of the type of kid who might snap and kill his parents Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2014 #19

i think that is a specious conclusion. mopinko Aug 2014 #21

well and wisely said n/t Psephos Aug 2014 #25

I woman I know said she had to "beat the devil" out of her boys because he wanted alfredo Aug 2014 #30

There are some that believe foot odor is caused by the devil and beat their socks. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #39

Hard to say, if he had got a normal schooling Thor_MN Aug 2014 #8

Normal schooling and normal social interactions christx30 Aug 2014 #15

Hence the word "might'... Thor_MN Aug 2014 #18

Marilyn Manson was educated in a Christian school. He turned out OK. alfredo Aug 2014 #31

If they churned out more christx30 Aug 2014 #33

Jim Morrison went to Seminary school. alfredo Aug 2014 #41

OMG - too funny WestSeattle2 Aug 2014 #44

Or maybe if he was given a normal life he wouldn't ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #11

Parents got what they wanted lobodons Aug 2014 #9

What a shame. secondvariety Aug 2014 #10

He was a member of the "well-regulated militia" tabasco Aug 2014 #12

Obviously Bragi Aug 2014 #20

Kill him! Parents clearly would have supported the death penalty in this case. Kennah Aug 2014 #13

He raptured them. Historic NY Aug 2014 #14

Duzy of the week. Hoppy Aug 2014 #22

LOL snooper2 Aug 2014 #40

Sometimes people homeschool because it allows them tblue37 Aug 2014 #23

That says a lot... Tragic for everyone. freshwest Aug 2014 #24

See post 16 above passiveporcupine Aug 2014 #28

You are right--I got the two families confused! nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #29

Isolation is a tool of the abuser. alfredo Aug 2014 #42

Yikes. catbyte Aug 2014 #26

Another gun used to kill. SoapBox Aug 2014 #27

I read a very interesting article today ... LannyDeVaney Aug 2014 #32

They shielded him from R-rated movies... Tom Ripley Aug 2014 #34

People like this are statistical outliers. Jerry442 Aug 2014 #35

^ THIS ^ mac56 Aug 2014 #36