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What is occurring to me in my moments of reflection are that we raise our children to think for themselves, to develop self-reliance and independence while we are often, simultaneously trying to mould them into people that will be acceptable to their peers and the members of our communities. Isn’t that what ultimately drives the rebellious teenage years; how badly can teenagers shame their parents to the outside world? When I reflect back on my younger days however, my instinctual desires were not very radical and, I suspect few people’s ideas really are. But, looking at today’s current debates it becomes apparent that our freedom to be and do as we feel driven to is not really accepted. The controversies around straight vs gay, liberal vs conservative, educated vs uneducated, rich vs modest vs poor, etc. demonstrates that finding one’s own path, even in this enlightened age, is almost akin to navigating through a minefield. Every position is hotly debated and in many ways, you’re caught between a rock and a hard place because every side of an issue is incorrect.

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