Parenthood has a very complex structure in the United States. It is an institution that has failed to evolve with responsibility and contains within it many serious flaws that have not been addressed for fear of opening Pandora's box. But if we are truly concerned about the future of our society, our children and the community they grow up in, we need to look at this institution more carefully. What is parenthood in the United States? How has it evolved over the years and what has this evolution done to our basic moral values? These are some critical questions that may attack our so-called freedom to live as we choose principle but which need to be answered nevertheless.
             The biggest problem with American society is it's misguided pursuit of freedom. Freedom from what! Authority, morality, religion, social laws in fact freedom from everything that could bring order to society. American public has pursued freedom so fervently and with such great recklessness that it never even paused for a second to think about the consequences of this freedom. Today if someone is rude to his/her parents, we as judges become immensely confused as to how to judge the situation. Our moral and ethical values tell us that the person was wrong because parents must be respected. But our completely shallow, hollow and senseless laws would say that every person has freedom of speech. For goodness sake, we need to understand that freedom of speech doesn't allow freedom to hurt. It is not a license to override all moral laws and ethical boundaries.
             But sadly we are victims of our own senseless and completely misguided support of freedom and now if our children do something wrong, we are totally helpless to offer them any advice since we cannot expect they would heed it. This is a serious situation and it is completely destroying our concept of a society, of community and of parenthood. Parents are no longer seen as authority figures. They have
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