A lot of parents have this mentality of protecting kids from themselves. I hate that mentality. I want kids to be able to protect themselves from me. Don't get me wrong, I have strong beliefs about what people should and should not do, and I intend to put up barriers to prevent the little losers from doing things that irritate me. But I also believe that one of the core obligations of a parent is to help their kids develop to the point where they are not so easily subject to the beliefs of others. My heart aches; I can't help but respect a person, no matter how pathetic or vulnerable they are.