So, at 13-14, the kid can’t purchase alcohol, can’t drive, can’t serve in the military, can’t work a job, and the parents are held accountable if the kid doesn’t attend school. BUT, the kid CAN make life altering medical decisions based on doctor recommendations supported by undisclosed, inaccurate and incomplete information. 😳🤔
So, at 13-14, the kid can’t purchase alcohol, can’t drive, can’t serve in the military, can’t work a job, and the parents are held accountable if the kid doesn’t attend school. BUT, the kid CAN make life altering medical decisions based on doctor recommendations supported by undisclosed, inaccurate and incomplete information. 😳🤔
The kid probably thinks they are being treated like an adult being able to make their own medical decisions, but they are being treated like a baby by someone in authority saying, “Here take this it’s good for you.”
Perhaps kids should be taught that adults are seldom “given all the information,” but must seek out full details, ask questions, to be able to make informed decisions. If someone is “letting” the kid be an adult while handing the kid an already made decision, then the kid isn’t acting as an adult.
So, at 13-14, the kid can’t purchase alcohol, can’t drive, can’t serve in the military, can’t work a job, and the parents are held accountable if the kid doesn’t attend school. BUT, the kid CAN make life altering medical decisions based on doctor recommendations supported by undisclosed, inaccurate and incomplete information. 😳🤔
The kid probably thinks they are being treated like an adult being able to make their own medical decisions, but they are being treated like a baby by someone in authority saying, “Here take this it’s good for you.”
Perhaps kids should be taught that adults are seldom “given all the information,” but must seek out full details, ask questions, to be able to make informed decisions. If someone is “letting” the kid be an adult while handing the kid an already made decision, then the kid isn’t acting as an adult.
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