I think that's one of life's great dilemmas. When you're standing outside, when it's not your child, it's easy to be objective (and not just in regard to children, with all things that we love). I know I can do it myself, be objective and see that something is the wrong course of action, however I know that if I put myself in their place, I would feel differently and I don;t know, for sure, if I would react any differently.
I think it's particularly difficult in any situation that involves a child, because they arouse such strong emotions - it's really quite a feral thing, in some ways.
In Isolde's case,I wonder, too, if things just simply got out of control. I used to love watching 'You've Been Framed' for just that reason. They take a situation and escalate it, bit by bit, into something quite bizarre. I think it's the gradual escalation that sucks people in - if they went straight to the endpoint, people would just refuse, recognising it as ludicrous, but they don't - it's very cleverly done. I think the best one i ever saw was when they convinced the photographer's assistant to marry a bride wwho had been jilted at the altar!
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Date: 2010-12-15 02:08 pm (UTC)I think it's particularly difficult in any situation that involves a child, because they arouse such strong emotions - it's really quite a feral thing, in some ways.
In Isolde's case,I wonder, too, if things just simply got out of control. I used to love watching 'You've Been Framed' for just that reason. They take a situation and escalate it, bit by bit, into something quite bizarre. I think it's the gradual escalation that sucks people in - if they went straight to the endpoint, people would just refuse, recognising it as ludicrous, but they don't - it's very cleverly done. I think the best one i ever saw was when they convinced the photographer's assistant to marry a bride wwho had been jilted at the altar!