tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post8030175998736744717..comments2023-10-16T08:25:47.205-05:00Comments on PARSLEY'S PICS: Kids Surviving in a Survivalist WorldLeslie Parsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-61871228939412396092013-03-07T16:08:35.762-06:002013-03-07T16:08:35.762-06:00I saw so much of that when I used to travel a lot....I saw so much of that when I used to travel a lot. One time in Oklahoma, it was a grandfather abusing his grandson in much the same way. I went up to the manager and told him what my brother and I had witnessed and that we wanted to report him. The guy got all red in the face and told me that this man was an upstanding citizen of the community and a retired school principal. Frankly, he scared Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-984930862645233312013-03-07T15:26:11.665-06:002013-03-07T15:26:11.665-06:00Two weekends ago my lovely (and dangerous) wife an...Two weekends ago my lovely (and dangerous) wife and I went to Reelfoot Lake in west Tennessee for a couple of days off the map and away from the cell phones. On the drive down we stopped at an Awful Waffle for breakfast (because my doctor says I'm not getting enough chloresterol) and during our meal we were "treated" to a heavy, older woman's abuse of her small grandson. Every squatlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00041016017342355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-24969067544663321952013-03-01T16:10:08.533-06:002013-03-01T16:10:08.533-06:00Not particularly. Nope.Not particularly. Nope.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-7090812569283625712013-03-01T00:26:55.247-06:002013-03-01T00:26:55.247-06:00Not only that, but they don't look all that we...Not only that, but they don't look all that well-regulated to me.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-65067308353049060462013-02-28T08:07:16.055-06:002013-02-28T08:07:16.055-06:00Well stated and I can't think of a thing to ad...Well stated and I can't think of a thing to add to it. It's really a crying shame, if not a crime.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-91985650123049654402013-02-27T21:24:01.298-06:002013-02-27T21:24:01.298-06:00Sick, dangerous, abusive, neglectful -- what can a...Sick, dangerous, abusive, neglectful -- what can anyone say? I agree, there always have been parents who force their own craziness onto their kids. Think Little League Dads and Dance Moms. What's different in this situation is the stakes are higher when it comes to safety for these kids and everyone who has to deal with them in the real world. They are doomed, through no fault of their own. paulahttp://www.birdsonawireblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-89387815379230455142013-02-26T17:19:57.496-06:002013-02-26T17:19:57.496-06:00These are usually the same parents who believe it&...These are usually the same parents who believe it's okay to beat hell out of their kids to shape 'em up.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-38217431433102530192013-02-26T16:17:15.943-06:002013-02-26T16:17:15.943-06:00How many times have I read on far-right blogs that...How many times have I read on far-right blogs that liberalism is a "mental disease." More than I care to remember. But those same people who claim that see nothing wrong with parents turning their young and impressionable children into little paranoid fascists. <br /><br />Despite what the fools in this post think, their fears have nothing to do with the 2nd Amendment, their fears Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-65173559952610398972013-02-25T15:49:23.001-06:002013-02-25T15:49:23.001-06:00Isn't it though?Isn't it though?Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-28985018717943851512013-02-25T10:26:20.524-06:002013-02-25T10:26:20.524-06:00It's really scary how far we haven't come....It's really scary how far we haven't come.Mr. Charlestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17497415823443875308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-34864831676248879822013-02-25T10:11:43.053-06:002013-02-25T10:11:43.053-06:00Even if we could rescue them, I'm afraid the d...Even if we could rescue them, I'm afraid the damage has been done - and like most children of abusive parents, they will continue to gravitate toward the abusive parent and strive to get that parent's approval. And then turn around and do it themselves to their own kids, not recognizing how miserable and controlled they were themselves. Very sad.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-36156276497463427392013-02-25T10:02:26.833-06:002013-02-25T10:02:26.833-06:00I'll add, however, that I'm not nearly as ...I'll add, however, that I'm not nearly as optimistic about the future for these kids as you seem to be. They don't look just unhappy, they look very angry. I don't think they'll ever gain the coping skills through either education or appropriate peer pressure to overcome the fear, hate and paranoia that has been drummed into them on a daily basis since birth.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-46555476389753790272013-02-25T09:51:07.444-06:002013-02-25T09:51:07.444-06:00Basically I think you're right but only becaus...Basically I think you're right but only because, while it might not appear to be the case, we do have a more educated populace.Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-53537303608444639522013-02-25T03:22:41.909-06:002013-02-25T03:22:41.909-06:00“A young boy sits on a child's toy and sulks b...“A young boy sits on a child's toy and sulks because his sister got to carry the rifle that he wanted to carry as members of the North Florida Survival Group gather for a field training exercise in Old Town, Florida”….<br /><br />What a wonderful environment for the building of character, emotional resilience, mental fortitude, intellectual curiosity and the development of social skills fit Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423673258718941141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-7882822090882429402013-02-25T02:13:02.779-06:002013-02-25T02:13:02.779-06:00This is sad and predictable. It takes all kinds. T...This is sad and predictable. It takes all kinds. There will always be people on the fringe like Big Jim. Just keep in mind that for every one of these fringe-kook families there are thousands in which the parents don't have or want a gun, and by word and example discourage their kids from wanting guns as well. There's even reason to hope some kids raised by fringe kooks will end up being S.W. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521540043304710796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-54951649823594889142013-02-24T17:08:32.113-06:002013-02-24T17:08:32.113-06:00BB-Idaho: I deleted my first response because I di...BB-Idaho: I deleted my first response because I didn't notice that "this" was a link to that incredibly interesting article. There should be a huge difference between the mindset here and the one in Somalia, the Congo, Uganda, and even Iraq and Nazi Germany. Unfortunately I'm becoming more and more concerned that the gap is closing. Thank you for this and I urge others to read Leslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125940219291633674.post-54082252791384773462013-02-24T11:05:13.863-06:002013-02-24T11:05:13.863-06:00How is that mindset much different than this ?How is that mindset much different than <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/weekinreview/29gett.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">this</a> ?<br />BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.com