Kid plays too much Xbox, argues with parents, runs away. MS offers reward.

[Comrade Tovya]

mtofu said:
i think blaming bad kids on poor parenting is a bit short sighted. there's lot of parents that do their best and their children still turn out like bad apples and on the flip side there's a lot of shitty parents who's kids don't want to be shitty parents and end up being great role models.

whatever is to be blamed, it's still a terrible loss for the family and the kid's friends. i can't imagine what it would feel like to lose a family member... especially when the "apparent" reason isn't all that big of a deal.

 

I agree... regardless of who is at fault, it's still a terrible loss.  It should be a lesson to kiddos... if you get grounded, it's not the end of the world... but if you runaway from home, it might actually be the end of the world for you.