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Old 08-30-2008, 09:01 AM   #7
snislarne

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if i understand what you're saying here, is that you scoop people up before they can feel the repercussion of their actions.

i've read quite a few of your posts since i joined and i know you're acting out of all kinds of love; not wanting to see anything bad happen to others.
this is my third revision of this post to you because of this knowledge, but i think being frank would be the most effective way to convey my opinion.

you ask if repeatedly shielding people who are making the same mistakes from the consequences is bad?

in my opinion, yes you are wrong to do so.

why? firstly, you are interrupting their learning. you are fiddling with their lesson plan, stretching out how long it takes to learn this portion of their larger syllabus, and inhibiting their developmental time frame.
secondly, you are creating a dependence. enabling others to be dependent upon you is synonymous with holding an ounce of control over them.

i'm not saying its wrong to stop a baby from falling down a set of stairs or grab a friend back from walking out into traffic, but you do have to distance yourself from another's crisis that is forever appearing and ask if you are doing more harm then help.
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