Self-Evaluation (was Re: Harry Haters...)

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, Ladi lyndi <ladilyndi at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- Steve wrote:
> > PS: I never object to people evaluating and
> > making judgements for
> > themselves regardless of whether those
> > judgements go against my own
> > beliefs.  <
> 
> 
> Lynn:
> 
> Taking this out of the religious realm for a
> moment, there are different reasons parents may
> object to HP which have nothing to do with
> witchcraft and wizardry in and of itself.  
>
> ...edited...
> 
> My big objection is when people try to prevent
> others from doing something based on their own
> objections.  While I believe not all the books
> are suitable for certain age groups, I would much
> prefer to see an advisory regarding the books
> backed by reasons rather than something that only
> says some parents find a book objectionable.
> 
> Lynn


bboy_mn:

MOST EXCELLENT POST!

With outstanding examples of excellent parenting. I agree with
everything you said, and will add that you said it very well.

Even comments I accumulated along the way, you eventually resolved
farther down in your post.

I agree, there are perfectly valid reason why you may not want a
specific child to read some or all of the books. Age and specific
child appropriateness are the most obvious, and this was illustrated
perfectly by the examples you gave. 

The people I was referring to, the money, fame, and power people, are
the very people you refer to in your last paragraph. People who are
trying to dictate morality to the rest of the world rather than
providing us with reasonable, well thought out rational advice and
guidance that would aid us in making our own decisions. Trouble is for
many lazy parents, it's much easier and much safer to allow your
thoughts to be dictated to, rather than risk actually thinking and
making decision for yourself. It is far better parenting to guide your
children through the HP series and a multitude of other aspect of
life, than it is to say anything goes or nothing goes, or to simply
ignore it all and hope for the best.

Thanks for the insight.

bboy_mn