Children being encouraged to be like Alan Sugar.
The guy's a tosser.
( Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Wed 26 May 2010, 22:39, archived)

This can easily be remedied by reference to Cassetteboy.

( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Wed 26 May 2010, 22:41, archived)

Well yes
but I think those particular children were probably already pretty damn annoying before they went on television.
( in vino veritas, Wed 26 May 2010, 22:42, archived)

Pushy parents, no doubt,
which is a terrible enough phenomenon as it is.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 26 May 2010, 22:43, archived)

If there's anything worse than children wishing to acheive success in a career
it's those appalling parents wanting their children to be happy and successful. What utter bastards.
( in vino veritas, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:06, archived)

On the other hand, parents filling in their kids' university applications for them and shepherding them around at visits, interviews etc. is taking it too far.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:09, archived)

That's not so much pushy as controlling

( in vino veritas, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:11, archived)

for the love of god don't get into an argument with MGT on something like this, it's too exasperating
she wants us all to walk everywhere and hunt our own food and not progress as a society.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:10, archived)

Oh can't I?
But it's such fun!
( in vino veritas, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:11, archived)

We should progress as a society,
we should progress as individuals.
We should not progress as an economy, as a machine.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:12, archived)

*dons tinfoil hat*

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:13, archived)

That's hardly what pushy parenting is.

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:11, archived)

Help me understand
What is pushy parenting?
( in vino veritas, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:16, archived)

Ambition on your child's behalf,
manipulating them into choosing the path you want for them without a thought for their own desires or wishes, sure they think they want their kids to be happy but they're convinced they know better as to how they can become so.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:20, archived)

Very few parents do that.
It's usually rich families that do that. "You will be a Doctor!" etc. Stereotype maybe, but true.

Nothing to do with anything of course.
( Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Wed 26 May 2010, 23:35, archived)