Via a linked Instapundit article comes this piece of ridiculousness. Best friends are bad for our kids. No really- that’s what the “experts” are saying now. It seems there is no stone to be left unturned when it comes to social engineering.
Look, this isn’t hard. Neither path is inherently preferable to the other. Some kids will grow up with best friends, some won’t. Each will develop different views of and attitudes to society and the world. Each is fully capable of growing up to be a useful member of society. The differing views and approaches each of those kids ultimately bring to the table are valuable. Society needs them both.
This is the sort of busy-body-let’s-find-what-else-we-can-mess-with stupidity that pisses people off about authority and experts. Most of these same people can barely manage the schools they administer. Maybe they should become more “expert” in administration instead of micro-managing kid’s social lives. Sheesh.
I wonder if the people behind this foolishness would benefit from an adult explaining to them that it’s OK that they didn’t have a best friend growing up.