"You see faces, not hearts.."

When I was growing up that's what my parents always told me growing up when I met new people or tried to make new friends...

"Nino... You see faces, not hearts..."

Basically, it's like saying sure someone can seem nice upfront but that doesn't mean he doesn't have cruel intentions..

So growing up with that and being told that everytime I met someone new, you can understand that I have a little bit of trust issues with people..

And then the other day I was watching Penn and Teller's Bullshit and they did an episode on parents being too over protective to the point of using fear tactics to get their kids to stay safe...

So my question to you is... Are fear tactics okay to be used by parents in order to try to keep their kids safe? Or is it too much to the point that the parents are actually doing damage to the child?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by bluesy violin

Listen to your mommy. Mommy knows best.

Fuck what mommy has to say. She's a cunt... lol

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by coeccias

I don't understand how that quote from your parents was meant to inspire fear. It seems to me that any parent would want their child to have experiences where they are not easily deceived (unless a surprise party or Santa Claus is involved).

Well, whenever I made friends or built any kind of relation with anyone they always try to make me keep my distance from the person.. They didn't just say that quote.. i was just giving an example.

They would always try to hint that the person might try to steal from me or that they had some underlying purpose for befriending me (Like anyone really has anything to gain from me other then a headache and how deni put it... a greater appreciation for abortion clinics..)

Then I was watching the Penn & Teller show and it just got my thinking that some parents take protecting their child too much. So I thought I would just see what everyone's point of view on this was but I guess no one wants to really talk about it..

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.