LD-32's Blog

I read the Buffalo News Everybody's Column almost everyday. I am catching up on a few days that I have missed and there was a man that wrote in with something intersting to say. I actually just emailed it to a friend of mine that really should show it to her husband; not that it would change anything for her. I don't think that it's just men that need to change their ways, women do as well. Parents in general need to learn how to be better parents so that their kids grow up to be responsible members of society that have manners and respect for others. What are your thoughts and opinions on this?

Fathers need to grow up, start acting like adults
9/27/2006

The problems that challenge our society are a result of the fact that many of today's adult males are not doing the job of previous generations. Many of my brethren are stuck in a state of perpetual adolescence. The problems plaguing our communities are a direct result of adults acting as boys rather than men.

Television is not an influencing factor; rather it is a reflection of our culture. The programs simply mirror society. Look at two of the most popular TV icons: Homer Simpson and Tony Soprano. Homer is an underachieving goof and Tony is an overstuffed womanizer with a big mouth and a gun. When our fathers behave like Homer and Tony, we get smart-mouthed kids and homes filled with desperate housewives.

The true reality telecasts often seen are families who don't eat or even live together, which explains skyrocketing instances of teen pregnancy and violent crime. The result is a society on the edge because the males are too busy watching cartoons and playing tough guy. The advice is simple: get off the couch and treat your children's mother with respect. Then possibly someday we can again watch Howard Cunningham and the happy days will return.

Patrick Braunscheidel

West Seneca