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Originally Posted by ICE I don't accept or condone Jeni's behaviour, all I want to know Y is it more sociable acceptable for a female to be in this situation?
People frown on it when it's a woman, but if this was a man that posted this, he would have been attacked and dealt with swiftly and be branded as a paedophile, within a blink of an eye, by the community......
Don't get me wrong, I have two daughters of 5 and a 7 years old, and there is no way in hell I'll allowed a close friendship to develop between them and a 22 year old, male or female...... |
I love the assumptions based on popular media and general lack of insight. We'll assume though that you're being the best dad you can be and any shortcomings are... well, handicaps. I'll also assume that you forgot to mention that it's ok for them to develop and sort of bond with their grandparents or your own siblings. Or older cousins. Because, well, who the fuck tells their kids they'll only ever talk to people their own age?
Mentally handicapped people are often placed in social situations with children of about the same mental age. It's good for them, good for the kids, and generally seen as a good thing all round. There's usually a caregiver present (as there should be anyway with kids, no matter who else is around) and the handicapped person's own caregiver generally knows their personality and warning signs well.
Some people raise their kids in isolation, as they themselves were raised. Others recognise that it's a wide world and narrow, inexperienced views won't serve them very well as they become adults.
I'll note that some people here (such as penny) didn't like Jeni much but I found her sweet and outgoing. Regardless of her handicap she sounds like the kind of big sister I would have wanted. I place value in a person's good nature, not how 'acceptable' they are in the light of whatever flash-in-the-pan trend is currently being applied to our society.
As far as I'm concerned whatever differences Jeni has have been discussed enough. I hope she comes back in the future to a warmer tone.