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Is it not funny that people who are the least experienced in a particular subject are loud in their criticisms of the said issue? They hide in the company of the same (nimble)minded and are vociferous in the call for their ideology to be accepted by the main stream. They seek the nod of approval of their herd who by then had been blinded by their rhetorics which seem to make perfect sense to the feeble minds. The flock vehemently uphold their shepherd's pointers without once invoking the faculty of reasoning. At the back of their reptilian brain, they have their doubts, but they find it easier to conjure up to their master. For fear of cognitive dissonance, they give in.

Imagine a man of God who vowed to take celibacy as his aim of life advising his assembly on the best way of bringing up children. He may not be the best person to be knowledgeable of the nuances of attending to the needs of a child embroiled in the ever-changing and confusing world of adolescence. But, hell no, his indulge in age-old scriptures qualifies him to pass sweeping statements of the correct way of rearing the lamb. Never mind if it risks the danger of the helpless lamb to the slaughter, it must be right as that is what our elders say. It does not matter if the dynamics of the world has changed.

Then there are those who, with their limited experience dealing with a small number of children, proclaim that they have the foolproof method that can do wonders out of our offspring. They may have done well with their kin till now but is that proven track record that everything will be hunky dory till His kingdom comes?

What can we do? Rather than clashing head-on to show that no one size fits all in parenthood, is it not wiser to just agree? Nod the head, mumble a few grunts of approval, mutter a few explicit under your breath, grab the popcorn and wait patiently for the drama to unfold.

The fellow who blows his horn the loudest is likely in the biggest fog.
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