User blog:AustinDR/Questionable Parenting

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 * 1) The Sister Protocol: Now, "Brawl in the Family" is a bad episode in several ways that I will not be getting into. However, one issue that I took with the episode had to do with the infamous "sister protocol." Now, I am looking at this from a different perspective than the usual "why doesn't Lincoln know about it," and move towards the parents. It struck me as odd that they didn't ground the girls or anything for fighting with each other. Now, do I think you should let your kids solve their own problems? Yes, I will say that much. However, it just seemed off for the parents to not do anything about the situation. I mean, they do solve their problem after Lincoln left, so I guess I'll leave it at that.
 * 2) Locking Lincoln out of the House: In this one, while I didn't like or hate the episode, I agree that it was very dumb for the parents to buy into the bad luck fiasco, considering that they're older and should know better than that. However, the way that they deal with it is what sparked a lot of controversy. They lock Lincoln out of the house, and not only that, they also offhandedly mention that they sold his furniture. Honestly at this point, Mr. and Mrs. Loud struck me as even more useless at their jobs as parents.
 * 3) Doing Absolutely Nothing in 4x Loud House: Now, I am not saying that making their kids clean up the attic wasn't a punishment for fighting over loose change, the one scene before that is them watching their kids rangle with each other, and casually saying "we should do something before they start fighting." No, really, Sherlock? While they still do something about this, their moment of incompetence earned them the #3 spot.
 * 4) In the Trash House: "In Chore & Peace," the Loud kids go on strike, and once again, the parents do nothing about this. Heck, Lynn Sr. asks Rita if they should intervene before things get out of hand, and the mom's like "Nah." Much like #1, while I do agree with letting your kids solve their own problems now and then, the situation was getting way out of hand, so they should've gotten involved.
 * 5) The Club Can't Even Handle Me Right Now: OK, while I liked "Party Down," tell me: what parents would allow their kids to throw a wild party? Granted, it wasn't that bad of a party, but any parent would be worried about things getting broken in their home if their kids were on a mad rave.