Posted by Prue Eckett on July 24, 2003 at 21:32:09 from 210.86.115.100 user Prue_Eckett.
In Reply to: Re: Broadening one's horizons posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on July 24, 2003 at 09:48:58:
It sounds like the sort of 'noble' text children once learned to support the notion that obedience to parents came above all things except the king and god.
Just a pity the child wasn't taught some common sense instead of sitting around waiting when it was obvious dad wasn't either able or inclined to answer.
I never did rate pointless sacrifice high.