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What upsets you more:  A parent/adult driving a car with unbuckled children or when they smoke with chilren in the car?

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  1. Jason330 says:
    August 4, 2008 at 7:22 am

    neither. If I got upset over ever instance of bad parenting I saw I would be in a constant state of rage.

  2. nemski says:
    August 4, 2008 at 7:50 am

    Though I agree with Jason, I will in fact answer you question. 🙂

    Kids without seat belts. At least the second-hand smoke will cause long-term effects, however no seat belt could cause immediate death.

  3. delawaredem says:
    August 4, 2008 at 7:52 am

    Agree with Nemski. Both anger me greatly. But the risk of no seatbeat leads to immediate death, thus it is the greater risk, thus I have to be angered by it more.

  4. andy1 says:
    August 4, 2008 at 8:26 am

    Plus, if the unbelted kid dies in an accident with my car (caused, of course, by his/her moron parent), I have to live with the guilt of contributing to the death. If the kid dies of lung cancer 10 years from now, I’ll never know.

  5. RSmitty says:
    August 4, 2008 at 8:52 am

    What are they smoking? 😀

  6. Steve Newton says:
    August 4, 2008 at 9:01 am

    I go with jason on this one.

  7. JohnnyX says:
    August 4, 2008 at 9:14 am

    What about a “parent” with a cigarette in one hand and a cell phone in the other, “driving” the car with their knees while an unbuckled child sits in the front without a car seat?

    A trip to the New Castle Wal-Mart on any given Saturday should give you at least 2-3 sightings of the above situation.

  8. Delaware's Toughest Blogger says:
    August 4, 2008 at 9:19 am

    good one johnny 🙂

  9. meatball says:
    August 4, 2008 at 9:38 am

    What about the children, Steve? I suppose you wouldn’t have a problem with the “parents” if they knowingly exposed the kids to high levels of radiation or poison. To me, all are examples of criminal behavior on the parents part.

  10. CJO says:
    August 4, 2008 at 9:43 am

    It’s criminal to smoke while in the presence of your children?

  11. Call It says:
    August 4, 2008 at 9:46 am

    It angers me more when the unbuckled kids are in fact smoking themselves in their carseats.

    “MOM!!! THE LIGHTER!!!! I WANT IT!!!”

  12. Jason330 says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:08 am

    I grew up in a house and car grey with tabaco smoke and I turned out okay.

    Anyway this is not related but I don’t like this cooking show trend where the audience claps for ingredients.

    “andim gonnathrow in some garlic.

    *clap, clap*

    “yes garlic”

    People have lost all dignity and self respect.

  13. Steve Newton says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:16 am

    What about the children, Steve? I suppose you wouldn’t have a problem with the “parents” if they knowingly exposed the kids to high levels of radiation or poison. To me, all are examples of criminal behavior on the parents part.

    I have to wonder why you singled out me for this question, and not jason? But I’ll answer it: there’s an old concept that’s not particularly politically correct these days, but still relevant: it’s called minding your own damn business. There is a profound distinction between abuse and sub-optimal parenting. There is also a profound distinction between parenting you happen to disagree with and abusive behavior.

    What’s your answer? State-written and enforced rules on parenting? My son took up rock-climbing with my approval at age eight, skiing at age five. Perhaps you don’t approve; perhaps you do. I really don’t give a shit.

    Funny how that smoking parent is a poor corporately addicted victim when it’s convenient to your ideological goals but is now an abusive parent.

  14. miscreant says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:23 am

    People who don’t seatbelt their kids should be be required to perform community service as crash test dummies.

    “…I don’t like this cooking show trend where the audience claps for ingredients.”

    They’re probably just responding like Pavlov’s drooling dogs to an applause light. I think Obama may be using the same strategy and/or audience.

    “People have lost all dignity and self respect.”

    Indeed, they have.

  15. Jason330 says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:34 am

    I’d accept your Pavlov comment as an honest observation if I did think you were one of the brainless multitudes cheering ever Bush fuck up he concocted over the past eight years.

  16. Pandora says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:38 am

    Do I like it when I see children without seatbelts or parents smoking in the car? No, but I don’t like a lot of things other parents do, just like I’m sure there are parents who don’t like what I do.

    I’m with Jason and Steve on this one.

    It’s scary to think of all the parenting laws we could come up with…

    1. Never leave your child in a car while you pop into 7/11. (one of my personal pet peeves)
    2. Always make sure your child eats enough fruits and vegetables.
    3. Never let your child come home after school to an empty house.
    4. Time spent playing video games or watching TV should be strictly enforced.
    5. Alcohol must be removed from the house, or kept under lock and key, once your child reaches a certain age.

    It’s just silly.

  17. miscreant says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:49 am

    “I’d accept your Pavlov comment as an honest observation if I did think you were one of the brainless multitudes cheering ever Bush fuck up he concocted over the past eight years.”

    NEWSBREAK! I don’t like Bush either, asshat.

  18. Jason330 says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:51 am

    children need to go to bed no later than 10:30pm

  19. Jason330 says:
    August 4, 2008 at 10:53 am

    newsbreak: yes you do hatwax.

  20. Steve Newton says:
    August 4, 2008 at 11:04 am

    jason
    I prefer to have my own children put into their boxes for the night well before 8pm; that way I can watch TV in peace

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