Our Little Darlings

Megan McArdle has something to say about modern parents who refuse to vaccinate their children:

Of course, I recognize that people have a right to abide by their conscience, and I would not want public health officials to force children to be vaccinated. I just think that people who are unvaccinated, unless they have a legitimate medical reason for same, should not be allowed to use public roads, public sidewalks, or public services. They have a right not to vaccinate their children. But they do not have a right to risk my health.

It is hard to imagine the level of selfishness that pervades modern-day parenthood. I sit and stare at wildly behaving little runts as their parents sit and do nothing, expecting everyone else to tolerate their children's' behavior because we are not supposed to hurt their "self-esteem". Schools are being ruined by "helicopter parents" who think that teachers are nothing more than overpaid baby-sitters; and, even worse, these kids are turning into self-centered brats who cannot even fill out a college application without Mommy and Daddy helping them out. They all need rescuing - and they are all voting for Obama......