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Date Posted: 13:06:31 04/21/03 Mon
Author: Violet
Subject: Re: My opinion on this little debate, (as well as some fun stuff at the end for the rest of you)
In reply to: Fenrir 's message, "My opinion on this little debate, (as well as some fun stuff at the end for the rest of you)" on 12:14:59 04/21/03 Mon

>Ah, but I never respect anyone just because they tell
>me to. People have to earn my respect, something that
>isn't easy to do I'll admit.

And how do we do that I ask? You have to gain my respect as well...but I give it easier then many people.

>I would also like to point out that throughout the
>majority of history, as well as throughout much of the
>world today, people of 11-13 years of age were as
>mature as adults. They had to be to survive. Many
>would be getting married at around that age. Others
>would have been working in the fields since they were
>six or seven. Or even worse, working in the death
>traps called factories.
>
>Medieval art work depicts children with the same
>proportions as adults, only smaller. That's what
>children were seen as, little adults who acted in the
>same manner. (Or ‘manor' as our dear friend would
>say. Heh.)
>
>Clearly age and maturity just like age and wisdom,
>have little to do with each other. It's not that all
>children go through a phase of whining. It's mainly
>just people from the rich industrialized areas of the
>world. They are fortunate enough to live in an area
>of the world that doesn't require them to fight to
>survive every day, and thus have enough free time to
>whine about things. They should spend more time being
>thankful that they have clean water instead.

That was then, this is now. In this new day and age, stuff like that happens alot less in america. I can't vouch for other countires, but here in america most children don't start working on such until their 15 or 16 at the least...and yes some 13 year olds are already like adults. My best friend James (age 13) is already a adult pretty much. His parents fight so he has to take care of his younger sisters, he knows how to drive, he's the only person that cleans, and such. So I know some children have rough lifes. But some have easy ones.


>Waits for the approaching onslaught of hate that
>this should get him.

*pulls out quarter staff* Kill! hehe j/k^_^ I understand what your saying and I respect your opinion just like I respect everyone elses.

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