Quit blaming everyone else for your bad parenting skills!

I saw a few of you guys from class at Rock For Life this weekend and I want to say that I appreciate everyone who came out. I think next year I am going to play an even bigger part in the setup of the event. First of all, the president picked a title that is already copyrighted so she had to get permission to use it but next year we will have to change the name. Who doesn't research that kind of thing? Also, it was scheduled the same weekend as Dance Marathon and I think that should have been accounted for because it hurt our turnout. I also wish she had rehearsed what she was going to say and maybe done some run-throughs with some of the special guests because she fumbled her words and sounded unprofessional, and the guest speakers didn't really know what they were doing or where to go. But the transplant survival stories were very inspirational and touching and the whole concept and setting of the event was very enjoyable.

Now I would like to share an article with you:

YONKERS, New York (AP) -- Buckle up, Hannah Montana!

Miley Cyrus and her "Hannah Montana" character have been a hit on TV, in concert and, now, on the big screen.

In a blog item posted Monday, Consumer Reports magazine says 15-year-old superstar Miley Cyrus, who plays Hannah Montana on television, is seen in her new movie riding without a seat belt in the back seat of a Range Rover.

So is her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Yonkers-based magazine says.

The movie is the 3-D Disney concert film "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert," which is based on Miley Cyrus' TV show and has made more than $50 million in less than two weeks.

Telephone calls and e-mails to Disney and to several of Miley Cyrus' representatives, seeking comment, were not immediately returned Monday.

The magazine says 65 percent of the 13- to 15-year-olds killed in auto accidents in 2006 were not wearing seat belts.

"It seems to us that Miley, her father and Disney had a perfect opportunity to help influence teens and counteract -- rather than encourage -- this trend," the blog item says.

I think parents have worse things to worry about than Hannah Montana encouraging kids not to wear a seatbelt. No one would've noticed this if a blogger hadn't pointed it out - I mean honestly who looks at that kind of thing in the movies? And it's not like she shouted in the movie "DON'T WEAR SEATBELTS KIDS, THEY'RE LAME!" I don't think the age range of kids watching the movie would pick up on that kind of detail and I don't think they would interpret it as a message from Hannah Montana to not wear their seat belts - parents should be the ones to make sure their kids wear seat belts, not celebrities. Parents are to blame for their kids not wearing seat belts! People just don't want to take responsibility for anything, they would rather blame it on someone else. This argument is ridiculous - everyone knows they should wear a seat belt and it is their responsibility to buckle up and parents need to make it a habit for their kids to wear a seat belt. I automatically reach for mine every time I get in a car, it has become habit for me. Leave Hannah Montana/the Cyrus family alone! Perhaps law enforcement is to blame, their job title says it all - they are supposed to enforce the law! What is wrong with America that we just want to pick apart celebrities until they are near suicide and crazy like Britney Spears!