Former Lancastrian

So how many of our daughters look like the girl in the picture?
I mean seriously what do some of these young girls and guys think of in todays society. Oh thats it they dont think and its not their fault they become a screw up its always somebody elses fault or the system is to blame.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/20.../19830826.html

Im glad I didnt grow up in todays age.

Howefamily

kudos to the safety feature of that babyseat. Its shocking how some people can just have these children without much effort and other more careful loving would be parents have so much heartache.
Maybe that child has more chances of a normal life now without marijuana

Former Lancastrian

But isnt marijuana just a social drug and causes no harm so therefore should be legal and the Police can stop wasting their time in dealing with this problem. Surely nobody would be suggesting that the marijuana somehow contributed to her state of mind at the time she left the baby on the roof.

Dave n Ailsa

I once left my mobile phone (brick) filo-fax (yes) and my wedding ring on the roof of my car and drove off, and I wasn't even on drugs back then!

Neighbour found the filo-fax, I found my now square ring along the road, but I was blackmailed by some scumbags to get my phone back.

Since then I've NEVER left my kids on the roof

el_richo

So people with hair perceived as different are bad parents, or bad people in general?

Myra Hindley looked to have quite stylish and normal hair for her time so I don't see your point

Former Lancastrian

Not at all. Im not sure how old you are or where you grew up but in the 60s and 70s females were not as prominent with bright pink/red hair or all of the colours of the rainbow as we normally see today. They were also less prone to have the visible array of tattoos all over their bodies on display for everyone to see.
None of this makes anyone a bad parent per se just different times and how society has changed and what is now acceptable.
So without knowing a person or what type of person they are isnt the visualization of a person sometimes a factor on how we perceive what type of person they are.
So when your daughter brings home her new beau and he has several dozen piercings, tatts and ripped clothing what is your initial impression of him?

Siouxie

You can't (and shouldn't) judge a book by it's cover.

Hair colour, tattoo's, piercings - they are just people expressing themselves... it doesn't reflect on who they are as a person.

My son's girlfriend has a couple of tattoo's, purple streaks in her hair... and she is awesome.

Judge not less ye be judged!

Dave n Ailsa

I generally don't have a problem with tats and peircings. I'm un-vandalised myself, but sometimes when I see these circus freaks with metal through every floppy part of their bodies, I do think "what exactly are you trying to say to me?" because I just think "what a fanny" lol.

I especially dislike the wannabe bikers, with their death thrash punk metal T-shirts and their "never-seen-a-motobike" leather jackets, who couldn't tell the difference between a piston and a strap-on

I view the bright hair colour brigade the same as the overly enhanced breast brigade; If you don't want me to stare, don't push them in my face

el_richo

I know a few people like that. Some are nice and some are arseholes. I'll judge a beau all the same once I get to know them. I've never been one to let first impressions rule my opinion.

The wording in your initial post implied you believe all young people who look differently to your perception of an upstanding member of society are a bit dodgy. I guess that's not what you meant.

Back in the 60's would Myra Hindley have passed your initial impression on looks alone?

I imagine those who grew up in the 20's thought the same of you in the 60's and 70'

Howefamily

But regardless what she looks like, she left her baby on the roof of her car and didnt even notice that the child wasnt in the car, or that worse he had fallen off the roof. I dont care if anyone chooses to smoke marijuana, as long as they are not "out of it" constantly as thats just ridiculous. BUT I do object to babies and children being exposed to it, that is just all round wrong.

haggis88

its just like that bit in Roald Dahl's "Matilda"

jericho

Pretty much every time you say something on here, I cant help but think "what an absolute tool". Sorry.

And I've never even met you.

Former Lancastrian

Thats the beauty of the internet isnt it
There again I dont suppose you read most of my posts in the Immigration forum then. On that forum apparently Im a pretty useful tool.

Novocastrian

Are you an expert on Immigration then?

Or just a spanner in the works.

Dave n Ailsa

I have to agree. I think you are my favourite tool in my box!

Funny how some folk just don't click.

I have put 7 faulty tools in my ignore list so far