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1. Trust

   It is a matter of trust. As a father of three, I have found myself, again and again, in a position where I had to rely on my children's best judgment. I cannot be everywhere at every moment, so I had to let them be who, and what, they were, are and will be. If the child did something to alert me that my trust had been misplaced, then yes, I did closely monitor what they were doing. I told them, up front, what I was going to be doing, and why. The WHY was always the most important part. They (thankfully) chose to stop the behavior that was causing me to be over their shoulder, and the behavior would stop. To simply make it a habit is questionable at best.

   1 month, 4 weeks ago In response to Parenting or Spying: Who’s Watching The Kids?

2. I question if it will work...however...

   As mentioned in another comment on this page, when one's judgment is impaired, whether or not they even will be shamed remains to be seen. The "however" comes when I think about how one can be shamed when it is a matter of public record. I am sure that somewhere there is a website that allows me to see the men that ran Enron. Do they feel shame? Wasn't that the whole point of releasing the movie "Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room," or, for that matter, "Sicko" or "Fahrenheit 911," to bring shame onto the parties that the filmmakers believed should be shamed? I guess that rather than having authorities trying to shame the guilty they should be more concerned with prosecuting them.

   2 months, 2 weeks ago In response to Shame Game

3. What would the show be responsible for?

   Or responsible TO for that matter? If I ask a straightforward question, and get an answer I don't want to hear, then where does the fault lie? With me, and my expectations? Or the one that gives the answer? When the premise of the show is that a contestant will be grilled while hooked up to a lie detector, then one should be prepared to hear truth, pleasant or otherwise. My daughter's comment on this show was that if she were to go on as a contestant, she would let us know, and that we might not wish to hear the things she said. That is part of the situation, isn't it? The truth will be told, one way or another, so if you don't want to know, don't watch the show...which is what I do. Bad enough that some shows consist of What Grotesque Thing Are You Willing To Eat For $50,000... this is a low point in television programming

   3 months, 2 weeks ago In response to Moment of Truth

Being a responsible manager means remaining focused regardless of the situation.