Absolutely. If a writer who genuinely wants to accurately portray someone with a characteristic they have no direct experience with (whether it be race, gender, sexual orientation/identity, disability, etc.) cannot do it, even with research and outreach and maybe volunteer work for assistance or equality, then how can a society integrate these parts into a whole? Michelle just had a head start on the learning process for that characteristic that she doesn't have.
Her posts are fascinating, though. I love the way they let their son have some control, so he could let go of some of the schedule rigidity. It's really just an extension of any parent-child relationship, just more obvious - with a helicopter parent, you get a young adult in college who doesn't know how to deal well with new situations. If the parents start letting their offspring have more and more control of their lives as they get older, they're more comfortable with themselves and changes in their environment.
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Date: 2012-05-14 04:47 am (UTC)Her posts are fascinating, though. I love the way they let their son have some control, so he could let go of some of the schedule rigidity. It's really just an extension of any parent-child relationship, just more obvious - with a helicopter parent, you get a young adult in college who doesn't know how to deal well with new situations. If the parents start letting their offspring have more and more control of their lives as they get older, they're more comfortable with themselves and changes in their environment.