The Mothers of 2015

As you look at the girl "tweens" (8- to 14-year-olds) of today, what kind of mothers do you think they will make for tomorrow? What type of young woman is our Western culture producing? Each girl has a clear choice between two wildly contrasting possibilities.

by Cecil E. Maranville

What do you think the mothers of the future will be like? Picture this scenario: At a birthday party for a 14-year-old girl, her former boyfriend responds to the teasing of several girls to give a 12-year-old girl a kiss on the cheek. The birthday girl's mother is so immature that she takes offense at this, seeing it as the "betrayal" of her daughter. I know this will likely seem incredibly silly, but bear with me for a bit.

The mother takes her birthday girl aside and tells her to "handle her business." So the birthday girl attacks, not the boy, but the girl he kissed. The mother joins in, scratching, kicking and stomping the "offending" 12-year-old. Three other teen girls and the birthday girl's 19-year-old sister join in the assault, beating the 12-year-old into a coma, leaving her possibly brain-damaged for life.

You are likely thinking that I've dreamed up a truly lame and impossible image of the mother of the future. In fact, it isn't made up, and it isn't about the future. This ugly scene actually happened in Baltimore, Maryland, earlier this year.

What kind of mothers will the "tweens" (8- to 14-year-olds) in this story make a few years from now? What kind of mothers will Western culture produce?

Not mother material

Violence, real and imagined, is a part of the lives of many young girls today. Movies and video games, such as Tomb Raider, feature females in violent roles. Laura Croft, the main character (I can't truthfully say, "heroine") of Tomb Raider, brawls, battles and shoots her way through her adventures. She is pencil-thin, except for exaggerated curves in certain areas, and dresses in skin-tight outfits, conveying the idea that young women should be sexy and slim. Completing her wardrobe are two automatic pistols, one slung low on each hip.

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