politically correct trap

I have often heard, supposedly wise people say that children are more influenced by what the parent does as opposed to what the parent says and if that is true it can lead to some very controversial conclusions. I offer a couple of examples, the first designed to lead you into a trap and the second to spring the trap. Johnny and his dad are traveling out of state and dad gets a speeding ticket and he just throws it away saying we won’t be back here. Johnny and his dad go to the hockey game together but dad doesn’t buy a ticket for his son, he just pushes him through the turnstile ahead of him. Dad’s TV antenna is getting old so one morning after a wind storm he goes up and pulls it down and turns in a claim to the insurance company. Dad fills out his taxes and declares charitable deductions for items he never gave to charity. Dad had a girlfriend on the side that Johnny knows about but dad tells him to keep quiet. Johnny gets to be a teen and is caught shop lifting and dad moans in shame and says where did I gone wrong? There the trap is set. Jimmy lives alone with his mom. She is on welfare and collects rent subsidies, food stamps, utility subsidies, and various other benefits that all together allow her to stay home and not work. Jimmy gets free lunch at school and they both get free health care through Medicaid. Jimmy gets to his teen years but does not see any reason to get a job but spends his time on the street with his friends waiting until his 16 so he can drop out of school like his mom did when she was 16. His mom never impressed upon him the value of education and she never read any books. There is a subtle but politically incorrect difference between these two situations. Think about it.