Originally Posted by Old Hammer Boy
Not with me Denver! I couldn't agree more. I also have to wonder, with all of the single moms out there, how many of these boys simply haven't had the limits placed upon them that fathers often impose...
Now I guess I'm in trouble.
Yeah, you may be.
My father was a Drill Instructor for the Army/Air Force. I had more limits placed on me than the average kid. Hell, I had more limits place on me than anyone I knew. It, along with a school that required me to perform in very scripted ways, did little to help me become a responsible, productive adult. I was written off as a "potential drop-out" and placed in classes with other "mis-fits."
As an adult I was diagnosed with ADD by a team, including my family physician, a neurologist, a psychologist, and a world renowned specialist in the field of ADD/ADHD. More structure, limits, discipline, effort, etc. have no value for some tasks the modern world requires me to perform. However, with the correct treatment I went on to finish graduate school with the highest grade point average in my class. So, please don't jump to the simplistic solutions of "more limits."