I call bullshit.

I find it so frustrating that some people are able to throw their arms up in defeat when they don't even give it an honest effort. This can be applied to many different scenarios - those who follow ridiculous rules without question, those who pay and tip for shitty service, those who accept vile workplace conditions, and those who give up on their children because the children don't behave the way they "should". Apathy runs deep in some families and it blows my mind. Why would you be content to just sit and do nothing because you feel that the child doesn't want anything done? Does that make any sense? It is up to the adult to coax desired behaviors from the child. Childhood is short and there are only so many days to build life long memories. Would you want to be remembered as the parent who relented or the parent who persisted?