In my own words, Lakoff's theory is a type of parenting that can either be good or bad. In other words, it can teach a child to be brave and strong or can damage them mentally. In this article, the author talks about how her Father dealt with her brother and her when they got in trouble. It seems to me that the author grew up in a Conservative household and reading this, she still has some of that. In one of the paragraphsn the author mentions how many Amercians should not depend on the government to solve their issues.
"We need to start teaching our kids to have some self-confidence and self-reliance that is based on reality, not based on arrogant “everybody is a winner (too big to fail), everyone gets a trophy (bailouts)” policies."
This to me, represents the Strict Father Model that Lakoff talks about. In the Article, she talks about how her Mother would be "Wait till your Father comes home" which means the Father runs the house and will deal with the punishment. He will not like to punish the kids but it will teach them a lesson in tough love.
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