I was reading Derek's post about consent and he makes a valid point. Sometimes the laws that are there to protect us as individuals may actually take away some of our rights. I, obviously, understand why children under 18 can not make choices for themselves but at the same time shouldn't parents ask their children what they think. In order to learn and understand what decisions are the right or wrong ones to make we have to have experience making decisions first. There are so many parents out there that either don't care at all or care way to much and in turn shelter their children. In order for a child to know what is right or wrong they need to be taught. If there parents don't care about what is going on in their lives then the child may experience things that they really shouldn't be at a young age.
On the flip side if a child has an overprotective parent then they risk the chance to learn important failures in life. If a parents protects their child from ever failing at something how do you learn to be a better person? Again if a parent makes all the decisions for a child while they are growing up what makes them think they can make decisions when they get older. They will be afraid to make decisions because their parents are there to do it for them.
(Kelcey Summers 18)
All valid points. BUT, can you relate this discussion back to what Clare says in his chapter "Stones in my pocket..."? How might your observations relate to issues involving disabled children?
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