My sister sent me a blogpost from Details asking Are You Raising a Douchebag? about parents "who think hink it's cute when 4-year-olds opine about Damien Hirst and demand heirloom tomatoes." The post comes comes complete with a photo of an "entitled hipster brat" giving the finger (twice).
My sister writes, "the photo from that article, complete with the title and sub-title, were shown at my church a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure which baseline has shifted further--the goals and responsibilities of parenting, or the topics that are being discussed in churches today!"
It's a great article so check it out.
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