Whatever Happened to Chaperons? A chaperon (or, more frequently, chaperone) is an adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing inappropriate social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior (e.g., underage drinking or illegal drug use). The chaperon is typically accountable to a third party, usually the parents of one of the accompanied young people.
The word derives figuratively from the French word chaperon, meaning "hood", and later a kind of hat. This is either from this sense or from falconry, where the same word meant the hood placed over the head of a bird of prey to stop its desire to fly.
Traditionally, a chaperon was an older married or widowed woman accompanying a young woman when men would be present. Her presence was a guarantee of the virtue of the young woman in question. Female chaperons were also called duennas, a Spanish word. Chaperons for young men were not commonly employed in Western society until the latter half of the 20th century.
Chaperons may be resisted and resented by the young people being supervised. The practice of one-on-one chaperons for social occasions has largely fallen out of use in Western society, though the term is often applied to parents and teachers who supervise school dances.
The concept of a chaperon is also used in variation. For example, a chaperon might be an expert in a given activity who takes a group and accompanies them during outside activities to provide physical support, advice and emergency attention if necessary. Sometimes the term is applied to people who are essentially tour guides (as were the bear-leaders of the Grand Tour in previous times). In addition, the term is used as a verb similar to "guide" (eg. "I'll chaperon you around the city and show you all the best places.")
In drama, probably the best known example of a plot revolving around the need for, and lack of, a chaperone is Brandon Thomas's farce Charley's Aunt (1892).
What has happened to parents today? Have they forgotten that their offsprings need to be chaperoned? Do they not care what happens to their children? Do they want terrible things to happen? If they do not want bad things to happen, then whose responsibility is it to see that bad things do not happen to their children? Are people so out of reality that they do not know what happens when children are left alone?
It is past the time for parents to wake up and take the responsibility for their children. Cannot the people see what has happened to the world since for the most part they have allowed other people (so-called experts) take their responsibility?
There was a time not too long ago, when children did not go out without a chaperon. Those times need to return. The only people that can take the proper care of children are their parents. Why would anyone in their right mind let some stranger care for their young? Are you people crazy, have you lost your minds? Are there any other creatures on earth that let some other creature take care of their young? Of course not! Are people not as smart as the rest of the creatures on the planet?
Most people have seen the movie "The Godfather." In that movie we see the proper care for the young. The girl was never alone with a man. The whole family followed them when they went for a walk. That is a bit to the extreme, however, it did show that the family cared about their young.
Countless abortions have been carried out simply because children were not chaperoned. Murders, rapes, assaults, and crimes have been committed because you people have not taken the care that a mouse would, in caring for their young. Do you think for a second that you people are not responsible for all that pain and suffering?
Are you too lazy to take proper care of your young? Get up off the couch and take care of your children. Do not let someone else be responsible for your children. Stop letting the public fool system and the television brainwash your children. Can't you see what has happen since generations have been subjected to brainwashing in the government run schools? Generations have been watching the television. How have you benefitted with all this mindless entertainment? Are you too blind to see what has happened? Are you going to just let it continue? Haven't you had enough? Do you want more murder and mayhem? Then it's up to you, since you've seen how others do not care about your young.
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