Jason Cotton's Blog

Everyone does it.  You protect the ones you love.  But when does it become to much or not needed?

As a child grows up it is a parents job to protect their child from many of the things in the world. Pedifiles, gangs, getting burnt from touching the stove..  But when does it become over protecting and whose to say what is over protecting? 

When I was in the Marines I would see these so nieve “kids” that didn’t have a grasp what so ever of the real world because their parents sheltered them to much.  These kids have really no sense as to how harsh our world really is.  Then they’d be thrown into this vast pool with sharks and honestly many of them just broke and we never saw them again.  Whose fault is it?  I know I’m going to stir up a lot of shit with this since I’m not one.  But I believe it’s the parents fault.  They didn’t allow their children to see and learn how crappy our world can be.  Now I’m not saying give kids free reign or anything like that but there is a balance. Continue reading →