Adrian Peterson and Parenting

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35. "Male Figure in Their Life?" Seriously?

Thanks for disparaging all the single mothers in this nation that raise kids just fine without a constant male figure in the life of their kids. Nice of you to take us on a trip back to the '50s and the Cleavers. A fantasy family that really never existed in reality.

I grew up poor, in a trailer, in TN. I know better than to "whoop" a kid with a tree branch so hard it leaves wounds a doctor has to report to CPS. The amount of money my family had at our disposal had nothing to do with right or wrong. Abusing a child is just as wrong at $1 as it is at $1,000. Watch "Mommy Dearest" if you think that more money makes it easier on children and they are less likely to be abused.

So Peterson got "whooped" as a child the way that he "whooped" his 4-year-old. It obviously didn't teach him much since he continues the chain of abuse. Taking him out of the picture will break the chain of abuse since he won't be there to abuse kids any longer.

I agree that incarceration in this country is not helpful and does nothing to rehabilitate a person. So, at the very least, he should be prevented from interacting with children. Sure, put him on probation and make him do community service and mandatory therapy. That would probably be a lot more productive than putting him in prison. It might also allow him to continue to earn a living from which he can pay child support.