A lot of people seem to be getting away from the topic of the original post. It was regarding people who take offense when you make a statement about what YOU personally do, or intend to do. People should be able to have discussions and state their opinions without it turning into WWIII. If you truly believe in something you should be able to stand by your convictions no matter what others say. Or maybe listening to the opinions of others may make you take a step back and think "I never thought of it that way." What would this world be like if we all liked the same things, did the same things, etc.
As far as raising children is concerned, children are all raised under different circumstances and parents always hope that they will hang on to the values they tried to instill in them. But as they get older and start to spend more time with people outside their family unit, they experience different things. They form their own opinions, make their own choices. We might not agree with the choices they are making, but they have become their own person. Isn't that what we want for our kids in the end?
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