When a little girl went missing in Johor, the internet was quick to criticise her parents. The urge to blame parents reveals a lot about us, says mother-of-three Cherie Tseng.
The six-year-old was separated from her family at Eco Galleria, Iskandar Puteri, Johor Bahru. Your heart stops and you hold your breath as you scan your surroundings, searching for the bright blue shirt your son was wearing or the signature pigtails on your daughter. The logical part of your brain tells you there’s nothing to worry about, but your reptilian brain goes into hyperdrive.
Soon after the girl was reported missing, the internet boiled over with interest: Photos of the girl were shared widely on social media and tips about possible sightings poured in. Several unrelated parties even offered cash rewards for her safe return. People feel the need to know if a bad thing might have a precipitating cause because we all want some measure of assurance that it won’t happen to us.
Frawley jibes that we have been raised to believe that"parental behaviour management all manner of social ills".
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