Raising kids these days comes with challenges. For example, while we try to teach them inner strength, independence and self-reliance, the pop American culture is teaching them sensitivity and the right not to be offended.
That is the root, I suppose, of political correctness, the dimwitted but popular limits on speaking the truth lest some feelings get hurt, followed by a pathetic penchant for apology.
via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/terry-garlock/12-24-2013/america%E2%80%99s-unfortunate-apology-culture