Parental Rights and Power.

[Avatar Korra]

Hey The Man, what do you think about the discussion in this thread?
Especially:

Quote: Giving them the ability to decide who their legal guardian is is definitely a step in the right direction, after a certain age and with some limitations. (A pissed off 6 year old shouldn't be able to make, and formalize the decision just because he's mad at his parents for a few hours, and protections should be made against manipulative fucks convincing kids that they should choose them, etc.)

and

Quote:I honestly think its the only good step we can make in that direction unless we just want to get rid of parents altogether, which ain't happening. Parenting is biologically motivated and happens for a reason, and I'm sure you'd agree on that point.

We can't get around arbitrary rules that parents make and there's not practical way of keeping them from making them. And, honestly, some of the rules we hate turn out to be for our own good in the long run (some of them, though, are pretty unnecessary and cruel). We just need to punish physical abuse and let kids have a little more power in their own lives.

This reminds me of the "How Far Are You Willing to Take Anti-Ageism" thread.