Men and their deteriorating moral and family values.

[Greatest I am]

[KichigaiNeko]

You really ARE reading some depressing shit aren't you GIA?

[thesummerqueen]

Are you watching Fox News?

[Nine]

I find this sexist. lol

Oh wait you have a go at women to. Carry on

Although parents are a big influence peer groups are a much bigger one.

[Tiberius]

As long as my children were happy, I wouldn't give two fucks what drugs they were taking, or what clothes they decided to wear.

[The Grand Nudger]

I must know different men than you know. Ask a guy who is expected to shell out nearly $200 dollars a week (or go to jail) on child support (often by means of a minimum wage job..however the fuck he's supposed to accomplish that) if he isn't responsible for his "illegitimate" children. Fucking "illigetimate" children, as opposed to the "legitimate" ones? They all seem pretty fucking legit when they start breathing, to me. I'm wondering why you assume that it was different at some point in history? That sounds more like a pleasant story we like to tell ourselves, with no relation to reality being required or desired.

At the end of the day, it's hard to think of a better thing to wish for your children than happiness. That's just my opinion. Hehehe, Tib, you should have some kids. I've got a couple I might be willing to bargain off....

[Faith No More]

@OP What century are you from?

Edit: Another pertinent question to ask is do you have any kids?

[kılıç_mehmet]

As members of Western democratic nation, we have witnessed a marked deterioration in morality and family values.

I think that the detorioration of the values you speak of generally takes place amongst the lower sections of society.
The real thing you must be aware of is that the lower section is constantly gaining new members, while the middle class which is responsible for upholding these values is shrinking.

Children start at an early age to sample the pleasures life offers them in the world of drugs, sex, autonomy and abuse of the safety nets that we as parents have put in place for them.

Well, this is due to the parents obviously not doing their job. If they had raised them properly, their children wouldn't impregnate girls by 15 or get pregnant at 16, neither be a full fledged junky by 18.
I'm saying these because I've seen examples of these on TV. Not that there aren't examples resembling these in my own lands, however, these were rather rare, and were frowned upon, now they begin to increase as the same detorioration begins to take foothold amongst our people.

They do these things because they see us, their parents, doing the same thing. We are reaping what we are sowing. It is impossible to keep our abusive adult activities from passing down to our children. They know all our little secrets and tricks and will continue to emulate us.

Well, I don't think it's just the parents. The government is not assisting the parents in this regard, nor warning them.

We are basically allowing our children, male and female, to look and act like skanks and whores.

We are allowing or male children to run amuck and act like irresponsible bull studs with no responsibility for their illegitimate children. We men also facilitate the rampant drug us, both legal and illegal.

Well, again, you are correct in most things.

As men, if we are to call ourselves true men, should consider doing so. Perhaps we can stop acting like spoiled children ourselves and start giving our children a good example.

And that is done by setting appropriate limits for ourselves, and our children.

Do you agree?

I do agree with most of your words. A society cannot properly survive without the guidelines you've set before here.

[reverendjeremiah]

[The Grand Nudger]

The middle class upholds values? Probably not Mehm. I understand you don't seem to give much consideration to the po' folks of the world, but that's the majority of the world, and traditional values ARE theirs. It isn't the middle or upper class clinging to "traditional values" in the US, brother.