Am I the only one

[kneazelkid]

No: HPFGUIDX 95964

Kneazelkid: 
<snip>her youngest son has major issues with being ignored and 
doesn't ever have the basic items he needs to get a decent education
(using someone else's old wand is unacceptable). 
Kneazelkid

Potioncat:
So, doesn't Arthur have a role in whether or not Ron has a new wand? 
Is he a bad father?  Ron went to school with a used wand (as did 
Neville)  Did he ever tell his parents he broke it? <snip>

Kneazelkid:
What a good point! I never considered it much before but now that 
you ask, I think that Arthur seems like a nice man, but a bit of a 
dreamer who doesn't seems a bit out there. So, yes. I think he too 
should be responsible for the fact that Ron has a used wand (notice 
I didn't say broken -- but IMO if Ron didn't tell them, it would be 
because it has been made clear to him that his family doesn't have 
money to spend on him and he would feel guilty asking) and feels 
shadowded in his family.

Potioncat:
I think we all bring our own experiences as children and as adults 
as we place Molly on the continuum of controlling parent-----
nurturing parent.  

Kneazelcat:
I like my fmaily and I still think Molly's attitude towards her kids 
and others is unhealthy. 

Potioncat:
And we seem as a group to have her at every posible point! <snip>

Kneazelkid:
Agreed!

Kneazelkid -- who isn't trying to insult mothers who feel protective 
of their children and who feels very protective of her younger 
siblings and understands how you feels but still thinks constant 
screaming and insults equal unhealthy parenting -- but feels perhaps 
we are getting  a bit off topic