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<blockquote data-quote="mugsy" data-source="post: 1839276" data-attributes="member: 18914">TnTRex,I sympathize with you and believe that you are sincere but he isn&#039;t your kid - his parents have a right to do the disciplining they choose to do - or not to do.&nbsp; The best you can do is be the absolute very best role model and uncle you can be while being the best father you can be to your own children.I do not share the view of some here that &quot;it just doesn&#039;t matter&quot; and &quot;kids will be kids&quot; but it also isn&#039;t as simple as short hair = good kid and mohawk = bad kid (I know you didn&#039;t say that).&nbsp; I think we might agree that a certain degree of discipline, care about personal appearance and appreciation of the sanctity of the body, etc. is a good thing to learn early.Nonetheless unless there is an extreme example of bad parenting it just isn&#039;t your direct call - for good or ill.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mugsy, post: 1839276, member: 18914"] TnTRex, I sympathize with you and believe that you are sincere but he isn't your kid - his parents have a right to do the disciplining they choose to do - or not to do. The best you can do is be the absolute very best role model and uncle you can be while being the best father you can be to your own children. I do not share the view of some here that "it just doesn't matter" and "kids will be kids" but it also isn't as simple as short hair = good kid and mohawk = bad kid (I know you didn't say that). I think we might agree that a certain degree of discipline, care about personal appearance and appreciation of the sanctity of the body, etc. is a good thing to learn early. Nonetheless unless there is an extreme example of bad parenting it just isn't your [I]direct [/I]call - for good or ill. [/QUOTE]

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