It's true isn't it? Some people will indenture their soul in pursuit of the mighty dollar.
I'm far from being a prude, somewhat naive perhaps, because I couldn't believe this was on a site such as eBay. Let adults be adults and live their lives the way they choose, either with a touch of class and decorum, or without it - their choice.
But what really upsets my stomach is the lack of sanctity for the innocence of children. That beautiful, pure innocence, seen only in children, that seems to me to be perverted and stolen from them earlier and earlier as we proceed down this path of careless and obscene abandonment of the tenets of decency and common propriety.
It's no good saying, "Well, it's your responsibility to manage and censor what children see, read and hear." We all know, in this day and age, it's an impossibility to do that 24 hours a day. But, there are plenty of known sites we do know of and do exclude from consumption by our little ones. I just never thought of eBay being another to add to that contaminated list and therein I guess lies my naivety.
Where is the self respect and the responsibility of this seller towards those of tender and innocent age? I assume he/her/they are adults themselves, so there must be expectations of them, and if they can't be trusted to do the right and moral thing then the onus falls on eBay in my thinking.
There's some disgusting people in this world and even though some of those bids will be shill bids, I'd suggest a lot are not. Nice people, seller and buyer alike to have about your children.
It's Christmas morning here and it's a beautiful day. I'm surrounded by my wonderful, innocent grandchildren and I want them to enjoy their innocence and childhood for as long as they can. It won't be long though, if it's left up to this seller. Obviously this has been bothering me, a lot, and it's been that lovely innocence of my grandies this morning that has forced the need in me to make this second post.
Have a beautiful, thoughtful and innocent Christmas everyone. Be kind to each other, especially our wee ones.
Melina.
