Well...what all can I say about this?
Slender Man. Even if he was first generated as a bit of an internet Meme by Something Awful users, the myth behind the man grew.
Whatever. I personally believe the man who created the myth had too much time on his hands.
This, however, does not stop stupidity from happening. One such incident is the is the stabbing case in Wisconsin, where two twelve year old girls stabbed a classmate who 'wanted to live', to appease Slender Man. The girls did this to curry favor with Slender Man and appease him, which deeply saddened the creator of Slender Man, and the creator even said that he was fictitious.
Blame has been posted, from the girls to the lack of God or gods in schools. Where the fault should lie, however, is with the parents.
When most of the well known psychologists agree that there is a suggestive power in the myth and encourage parental involvement in pre-teen and teenage pursuit of recreation and activities, then what in the name of Heaven did the parents of these two girls think when their kids were discussing Slender Man? Why did they not investigate their interests?
Because not all children mature at the same rate, if the child is on the internet, they must be questioned about what they read and how they feel about it. It is the duty of every parent in raising the children.
Hell, I investigated my son's activities until the age of consent. (Eighteen).
I feel sorrow for the girls for doing this and the fact their life is ruined. I feel sorrow for the parents for not realizing until it is too late they should have played an active role. I will pray for them, and for their victim who was just released from the hospital.
I will, however, still loudly state that until the child is of legal age, parents MUST be involved in their child's activities, because each child matures at a different rate.
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