[Lindsay H.]

Chris, first, I commend you on your straightforward thinking. As a parent (I have a 20-year-old and 24-year-old), after a person gets to a certain age, all you can hope for is that the foundation that you have laid will lead to a healthy, productive person. To address one of the things you have said about fear of being a ‘bad parent’: I can’t speak for anyone else, but this was always a great fear for me. Would I be good enough? Would my children get what emotional loving they needed? Maybe, maybe not. I do know this: I believe even with all the mistakes I made – and I made more than a few – they are wonderful people who I am proud to know.

But what if you do not have a healthy enviroment as a child? Hopefully, you find a mentor who can guide you, or you pull your bootstraps up and decide to see who you truly are – not how others have defined you. This takes a lot of courage. Does Marilyn Manson influence you? Not unless you so choose. Can you enjoy this type of music? Of course you can. Does it make you weird or strange? No. Hey (try not to bust a gut here) when the Beatles came to the United States, we kids were all thought of as utterly decadent (this was in the early ’60s), a lost cause… We were all going to hell.

Each and every generation has been condemned because they have done something different. When you become a parent, you may find yourself appalled at what your kids hear. But if they have a loving home and are made to feel that they have a voice, your kids are not going to go bonkers.

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Name : Lindsay H., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Disability : Deaf, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 49, City : San Antonio, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : self-employed, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,