cleo said...

cleo at 10:07 AM JST - 30th April

Some parents are irresponsible. They are the ones whose kids make the news headlines and 'prove' that the whole country is going to hell in a handcart.

Most parents are if anything over-protective; their little darlings aren't allowed to do anything or go anywhere that might be remotely dangerous. That…

Posted in What's your impression of parental supervision of children in Japan? at 10:07 AM JST - 30th April
cleo at 09:51 AM JST - 30th April

You could try just taking the milk away from the little perisher. You chuck the stuff on the floor instead of drinking it = you don't get to hold the cup yourself like the big boys and girls do. Little kids instinctively want to be big kids. Using their instincts…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 09:51 AM JST - 30th April
cleo at 04:32 PM JST - 29th April

Restaurants not wanting to tell folk the calorie content of the meals they serve is like the processed food industry not wanting to list all the chemical ingredients in their products. I'd be wary of any food manufacturer/server who didn't want me to know what I was eating.

It's a…

Posted in New York restaurants balk at rule to post meals' calorie count at 04:32 PM JST - 29th April
cleo at 12:51 PM JST - 29th April

DXXJP - Two, aged 25 and 22. I'm extremely proud of the pair of them.

Where do you get the 'because you're a woman' thingy? Totally irrelevant.

Maybe I am reading your posts wrong: I hope I am. But you started out telling us that your stepfather beat you unconscious,…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 12:51 PM JST - 29th April
cleo at 02:38 AM JST - 29th April

DXXJP -

You learned not to get found out lying to him else you would get a hiding. You didn't learn not to lie to others who were not in a position to give you a hiding.

So your kids know they have to behave themselves when you count to…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 02:38 AM JST - 29th April
cleo at 08:19 PM JST - 28th April

Does NHK air programmes on the subject of straight sex? If they do, then fair enough, let the gays have a bite of the apple too.

Can't say I've ever watched any really candid sex programmes on NHK, though. If straight license holders have to go elsewhere, why should gays…

Posted in I'm aware that NHK is desperate to expand its audience these days, but I think this project is pretty drastic. at 08:19 PM JST - 28th April
cleo at 08:15 PM JST - 28th April

anderstungtwist -

Don't need no 'proof'. The question asks for 'views'. So what's your view?

I agree that peers are important, but only more important than parents once junior hits the teen years, give or take a few years. Parents have 10+ years until then to instill into him what…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 08:15 PM JST - 28th April
cleo at 06:28 PM JST - 28th April

He's talking about food, Sarge.

:-)

Posted in Surging food prices are going to have a negative effect on every country. at 06:28 PM JST - 28th April
cleo at 06:35 PM JST - 27th April

I think I'd agree with smartacus.

Posted in Which professions do you respect the most? at 06:35 PM JST - 27th April
cleo at 05:22 PM JST - 27th April

There once was a time I lied and the step dad put his boots into my ribs and head. After a few days I woke up, and learned not to lie.

You learned not to get caught out in a lie. Not the same thing.

Its a silent count to…

Posted in What are your views on parents hitting young children as a means of punishing or disciplining them? at 05:22 PM JST - 27th April