Crafts: Eggs

The world is not a large Sims game. It is not designed nor suitable for one person to dictate the choices of another- much less his whole life. Crafting a child in hopes of him to acquire certain genes is not just superficial; it is a sin against nature.

Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom,  has received harsh criticism from reviewers and mothers around the world. They have argued that her repression of a her children's spontaneity and free will is cruel. If asked, these critics would also be against engineering specific traits into offspring. It is the same concept that Chua uses, but only at its earliest stage. Both actions lead to complete control over the child, and, who knows, maybe the child will be extremely successful or stunningly gorgeous. But, these accomplishments then cannot be attributed to the child. The all-controlling parents would take pride in setting up their children, in using them as pawns in a game of "look how much better I am than you because my child is better than yours". Like a primitive land being invaded by a great world power, the poor child is then given a strict mold to fit, losing any unique benefits it could have given the world. Maybe, had the parents not tried to play God, their children could still be successful- emotionally, financially, spiritually- and the child might be less likely to hate them for tampering with the natural course of life.