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Self-Esteem Movement Reaches Domestic Violence Laws

Although God may be dead, self-esteem is alive, and there is no greater sin than harming another person's self-esteem. When dealing with children, that much should be obvious. A child lacks a sense of consciousness and self-awareness. A child cannot validate himself, because the child doesn't comprehend that he has an inner world with worth that need not be measured by others. The child knows only emotion, and the desire for approval. And so people should of course coddle small children, validating them and paying them compliments for complementing trivial tasks. Eventually, however, the child must learn to walk. A strong ego cannot be developed until the child learns that approval, firstly, must come from within. It is what you see when looking in the mirror that matters...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on December 10, 2010 (boomark / email).