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Children are people too? I'm absolutely not comfortable relegating children to a sub-human position.
Authority, in its purest form, means giving someone else control over your physical and mental body or ability. I trust that their authority operates in my best interest, and I trust their judgement. I refuse to give anyone control over my physical or mental body without them first demonstrating that they're acting in my best interests, and that they've no secondary motives.
Why should children be second-class citizens?
(I understand that there are some decisions must make for their children, particularly at young age. My interest, however is at the age of 12+ -- why the "BISS" excuse should even be necessary. If your child is 12 and isn't mature enough to understand why you think something should be done without using "BISS," then I think you failed to educate your child at a young age).
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