Comments on: Tough, love http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/11/tough-love/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:48:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Philipa http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/11/tough-love/#comment-6519 Philipa Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:57:45 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1840#comment-6519 State intervention cannot and never could save people from deciding to share their life with toxic others. What it often does is frighten and isolate people whilst giving them no real support, only judgement. Thus single mothers are more inclined to turn to the devil they know for help and security against an often hostile establishment. State intervention cannot and never could save people from deciding to share their life with toxic others. What it often does is frighten and isolate people whilst giving them no real support, only judgement. Thus single mothers are more inclined to turn to the devil they know for help and security against an often hostile establishment.

]]> By: Hogday http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/11/tough-love/#comment-6513 Hogday Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:09:35 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1840#comment-6513 Blue and JuliaM have spoken a great truth in this one. As Bill Gates once allegedly said to a class of 5th formers,: "Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll allow you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. Blue and JuliaM have spoken a great truth in this one.

As Bill Gates once allegedly said to a class of 5th formers,: “Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they’ll allow you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.
This doesn’t bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

]]> By: JuliaM http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/11/tough-love/#comment-6511 JuliaM Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:35:33 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1840#comment-6511 Your screen isn't on the blink. Well, not unless mine is too! :) Your screen isn’t on the blink.

Well, not unless mine is too! :)

]]> By: Mark Wadsworth http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/11/tough-love/#comment-6508 Mark Wadsworth Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:11:47 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1840#comment-6508 Either my screen's on the blink or you've got some snow-themed thing going on. Either my screen’s on the blink or you’ve got some snow-themed thing going on.

]]> By: JuliaM http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/2009/12/11/tough-love/#comment-6503 JuliaM Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:40:38 +0000 http://behindblueeyes.co.uk/?p=1840#comment-6503 <i>"By providing a comfort blanket does the state prevent people from making the tough decisions which might lead to a healthier existence? Does state “love” need to be rather tougher?"</i> It certainly prevents some people, while being a vital lifeline to others. The trick is how to differentiate between the two groups, isn't it? “By providing a comfort blanket does the state prevent people from making the tough decisions which might lead to a healthier existence? Does state “love” need to be rather tougher?”

It certainly prevents some people, while being a vital lifeline to others. The trick is how to differentiate between the two groups, isn’t it?

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