Where were the "moderators"?

Waiting2exhale
Sat, 19 Mar 2016 06:10:15 +0000

One more thing: this guy started talking to a bunch of kids about the hardships he knows they face, and then exalts that he had the chance to remove his child from the horror of it all. He distances himself from where they are right now by emphasizing that the lucky ones are not in that room with them.

He disrespected and undermined any stated compassion for them in doing that.

Next, and most importantly, when he began to scream and berate them (“out of love”- which I think could be present) he further undermined his ability to reach them in a way which would underscore their respect for him, and a willingness to come closer to where he “lives,” by turning away from the very positive aspect he sought to have them hold dear (peacefulness, respect). He turned toward the thing he proclaimed to have removed from his own child’s life, the thing he was bemused about sharing had never existed in his son’s life - a knowledge of how to fight. He was fighting with them to make them listen.

For all the parents out there, how well does that work?