Oh man. I knew we were forgetting to do something back in WWII. :Scratch Head:

Yes, innocence. If you lose it, it's gone. You can never get it back. Forcing children to grow up too fast robs them of that. They wíll never have a childhood, never get to grow up (right), and as Neil Young would say, never get to be cool.

Not in anybody's defense mind you, but I suspect that people who place an undue load on kids, forcing them to grow up or fail in the process, haven't the slightest clue about what they are stealing from them. This is not an excuse though. But it may be an indictment for their parents as well. This is one downward spiral which should have been stopped ages ago.

Tim