In 1807, Thomas Bowdler published The Family Shakespeare, "in which nothing is added to the original text; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in a family." And no, the famous line isn't changed to "Out, darned spot!" but rather "Out, crimson spot!" which in fact is a bit of an improvement to the original text as it makes it perfectly clear to younger people that Lady Macbeth is referring to the king's blood.
"I don't let my son watch television while the sun is up, and if there's an alternative to playing a tablet or a video game I usually force him to take it. Twenty years from now, I'm sure John will tell one of his side pieces that "my jerk of a father was always making me go outside and ride an actual gas-powered motorcycle when all I wanted to do was curl up on the couch and play Minecraft." Sorry, kid."
THANK YOU. I'm in my mid-twenties and it's painfully obvious to me that the most damaging thing the parents of my generation have done is to raise their children by proxy via TV and video games and gadgets and gizmos. I have no business ever having children myself--I'm far too selfish to do it correctly and I'd consider it a crime against humanity to undertake that endeavor with anything less than a full heart--but it gives me hope for the future to know that someone is out there doin' it right.
"I don't let my son watch television while the sun is up, and if there's an alternative to playing a tablet or a video game I usually force him to take it. Twenty years from now, I'm sure John will tell one of his side pieces that "my jerk of a father was always making me go outside and ride an actual gas-powered motorcycle when all I wanted to do was curl up on the couch and play Minecraft." Sorry, kid."
THANK YOU. I'm in my mid-twenties and it's painfully obvious to me that the most damaging thing the parents of my generation have done is to raise their children by proxy via TV and video games and gadgets and gizmos. I have no business ever having children myself--I'm far too selfish to do it correctly and I'd consider it a crime against humanity to undertake that endeavor with anything less than a full heart--but it gives me hope for the future to know that someone is out there doin' it right.