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(81,085 posts)Yep.
INDEED! YEP!
That is it, exactly.
I still remember feeling a deep sense of dread the morning after that particular Election Night. I didn't know and couldn't imagine what might be coming. But I knew something bad would be coming. There was a great unleashing of very bad forces - who had just been formally validated and crowned with the biggest and most powerful success. The ultimate reward for bad behavior: the White House!
But we supposedly don't teach our kids that! You're NOT supposed to be rewarded for bad behavior. Because that only reinforces and encourages and validates the bad behavior. Any child psychologist knows that (or ought to). Anybody who cares about responsible parenting knows that (or ought to).
As my dear, wise, and beloved late mother-in-law used to say "they don't suck it outta their thumbs!"