2010-06-10, 01:27 PM
Devil's Sunrise Wrote:By being in a car crash, chances are you will be using a seat bealt. It won't be that efficient if you get this told instead, because "Well, it happens all the time, but not to me". And most likely it won't. But when it happens...
Not particularly an effective education to learn you should've been wearing a seatbelt by being thrown to your death, either.
It's not a secret, or surprise, that I'm in the brutal honesty camp, but honesty doesn't always require explicit elaboration.
It's just as honest to say "I don't think that dress suits you" and leave it at that, as to say "That dress makes you look fat". If they ask why, well, the elaboration is on their head, although I can still be perfectly honest and say "it looks made for someone with a different figure" or "you don't have the right shoulder to hip ratio to pull it off", I don't have to say "because your ass is wider than a barn and the dress has less material than a doily". Unless I want to.
As for kids, I've always believed in full disclosure. They need to understand that the world is dangerous, and that the biggest danger is not believing in them. They require an understanding of whats out there, what they can do to protect themselves, and what they can do if they find themselves in a situation they couldn't avoid, then they need to get out there and live life hoping to never need the alternative plans but being fully ready to do so.
As for the Kantonian scenario, I would've dialed 911 the minute a bloody man ran by, and likely pursued him, making the scenario itself unlikely. I've never understood why people immediately fall into the role of passive witness.