tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post1028773945542276760..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: THE RIGHT THING: ALL IN THE FAMILY?Jeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-63780734208199634372008-09-30T21:38:00.000-04:002008-09-30T21:38:00.000-04:00I strongly disagree. It seems to me that your read...I strongly disagree. It seems to me that your reader should focus on applying ethics to his own life, and not on how others are falling short of his standards.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17099948243102349368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-19172842148174942192008-09-23T07:57:00.000-04:002008-09-23T07:57:00.000-04:00Dear Mr.Seglin, I just finished reading your a...Dear Mr.Seglin,<BR/> I just finished reading your article all in the family. You won't believe this, but I just returned from a visit with my mother and brother. I came home all upset because my mom was going to lie for my brother (who by the way is 42) He had decided to back out of a commitment and wanted her to lie to his girlfriend if she should call. I was stunned that she agreed. I just looked at them both and was silent. You see I have expressed my views and opinions so many times that they just ignore me. It has put a strain on our relationship. When I arrived home I spouted off to my husband all upset." What is wrong with people today"? I asked. I went downstairs and my husband said that I need to read this article. Your writer feels the same way I do. I have been struggling with many situations where people, family mostly, who come from wealth are very unethical. I do not buy into this poverty theory. When we lower our standards to accommodate a person wrong doing then we might as well give up. If you don't have enough respect for one self how can we respect one another.It 's the me mentality.<BR/> Thank you for you time<BR/> Gail DreerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-83682382130619216402008-09-21T13:39:00.000-04:002008-09-21T13:39:00.000-04:00That psychologist is wrong. If "growing up in an i...That psychologist is wrong. If "growing up in an impoverished environment" is the reason behind unethical behavior, then there would be no honest poor people and no dishonest rich people. That, of course, is to laugh. Many people raised during the Depression with cardboard in their shoes and bread and milk for lunch grew up to be successful and honest people. And many grew up to be cheats and thieves regardless of their wealth. The main factor in the home was not money, but the parents' attitude toward both money and honesty. The other factor is innate personality. Some people are just natural born weasels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com