Originally posted by Darion
If the parents did not -buy- (or allow the kids to buy) the clothes, we would not even be talking about this. All other arguments fall by the wayside. The bottom line is that parents are getting more and more lazy as time goes by, and their kids are running wild. This is just something else to blame so that it's not their fault.
It certainly does seem like every day a new law is proposed or a new group is formed to "protect the children."

Not every problem your family faces can be solved by new legislation or a new advocacy group. Some things really are a matter of personal irresponsibility on the part of parents.