--- [email protected] wrote: > pj wrote... > > > I will speak my mind frankly on this subject. A > parent should, in my > > opinion, move heaven and earth and possibly > bankrupt themselves, to deal > > with an acne problem being faced by anyone, > particularly a young one. The > > emotional damage is too great for this to drag on > for any length of time if > > it can be avoided. > > Speaking as someone who always had acne growing up > (and still does > occasionally at 31), I have to say that if you've > raised a child who is going > to be so horribly screwed up emotionally from being > teased because of having > zits, then maybe you need to rethink the messages > you gave the child as they > were growing. Sure, it can be a little embarrassing > at times, but a kid with > high self-esteem and confidence didnt get that way > by being zitless... they > got that way by having parents who instilled some > self-worth and a few > messages about how others opinions should be > tempered enough that they dont > cause emotional scarring. I'm not saying the > problem may not need specific > attention -- if nothing else, for the sake of good > health -- I'm just saying > that we live in a society where too many children > are raised by their peers, > rather than by their parents. And children raised > by other children who > tease and poke fun, are bound to have some > challenges to their esteem and > confidence. > > *climbing down off my soap box* > > FWIW, > > Mike >
Very well said, Mike. I was going to say pretty much the same thing. It is a pity there are parents who don't get that. "Oh, our child is not going to be the popular one... oh, his/her personally will be messed up for life..." What a shame! Going through problems can actually make one stronger. Reverse is also true. Roman __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax.yahoo.com -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
