Film: Away We Go - mocking natural parenting

[Phteven]

(I am completely guilty of doing the same thing though)

Punching your husband in the face?


I laughed myself silly over the parenting/ferberising in Meet The Fockers so I guess that it's only fair that the ferberisers get to laugh at gentle parents.

[nothing2lose]

I haven't seen the film but i find it's easy to laugh at satire. Until you find yourself being asked to laugh at yourself. Then, all of a sudden, satire becomes ridicule that's "offensive". Best to take it for what it is and have a good laugh.

[azima]

But satire is the use of humour to be critical. So the point of the scene is to criticise natural parenting values alongside criticising e.g. abusive parenting.

[nothing2lose]

But if something has a solid base and is worthwhile surely it can withstand criticism.

[azima]

^^Touche

[RockinSAHD]

I laughed myself silly over the parenting/ferberising in Meet The Fockers so I guess that it's only fair that the ferberisers get to laugh at gentle parents.

I agree, I've seen many parenting styles sent up over the years that it's only fair. Though I can see why this style of parenting could be confronting to many who don't understand the underlying ideas.