> >my ex-wife has aspergers and fit in well at sf cons, > where > >inappropriate behavior is often either tolerated, or > ignored. the > >problem is that she is raising our son the same way her > mother > >raised her, without any boundaries. > Turns out parents have a lot less influence on kids than > their > playmates. You might want to read _The Nurture Assumption_ > by Judith > Rich Harris. Within the rather sharp limits she describes > there are > things parents can do, you might be able to do. > >i see this more and more with the paris hilton > generation. > Actually Paris Hilton is a sharp woman with decent business > skills. > Keith Henson
paris hilton is a perfect example of how the l.a. culture raises children of affluence to be completely narcissistic and insensitive to anything, but their own gratification. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills_%28TV_series%29 hilton, is trading on her name and has "people" who market her. she is no entrepreneur. she has never been held accountable, which is why she didn't feel like she had to follow the order of the court. as a result, she fell completely apart when she was incarcerated. she tried to blame it on her ADHD, which seems to be epidemic among the millennial generation. from my experience teaching these kids in the classroom, and meeting their parents, it definitely is nurture, at least in part. my ex-wife was taking medication for that, too. i tried it out to help me focus, because i sometimes am a bit absent minded, and i got totally wired. there may be a biological aspect, or something in the environment as well, because when they scan these kids' brains there are anomalies, but that could be a result of taking ecstasy,,, _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
