Parenting, and the lack thereof

This is something I've been thinking about a lot lately.
It's amazing that "not giving a shit" and "lenient" are basically becoming interchangeable. There is a very scary generation of king-children that is being bred right now. What I find terrifying is that this child-centric attitude is becoming appealing because it's very quickly becoming the norm. God knows it's hard enough to be a consistent, firm (without being autocratic)and laid-back parent, but we are now faced with a barrage of literature and products (hey... they need to make a buck too!) that are making it even harder to raise independent, responsible kids.

I don't know where that came from, but I'm sure it will come up again. Hopefully in a more focused manner. But right now, Jeannie calls.