• frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io
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    13 days ago

    Dunno how I’d have gotten home from school or to soccer practice if I needed an adult, ffs I was staying alone overnight and cooking dinner for myself by 5th grade. How do you acquire independence and skills with someone hovering all the fucking time?

    • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
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      13 days ago

      we have infantalized children all the way through high school. no more open campuses, nothing. we live in a world where an 18 year old high school senior has to ask to use the restroom during the day, but could go to her night job as a porn star.

      the main issue is parents suing school districts over any little thing, requiring them now to lock everyone down or else

      • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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        13 days ago

        Nah the real issue is that people will cave in to those helicopter parents making everyone else deal with whatever insanity they force onto their children’s

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          13 days ago

          I’ve got 4 kids ages 15 to 3. I’m noticing that the helicoptering I’ve seen from other parents was much worse pre COVID than it is now.

          I remember when my oldest kid was like 3 or 4 and hearing the word playdate for the first time. Hate that word. Sorry I’m rambling lol

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      13 days ago

      Fuck that county and DA. I hope she wins. Bullshit. My 15 year old is out right now with his friends. My kids walk to and from school. Double fuck the old cunt who called the cops to begin with.

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      13 days ago

      You don’t.

      Source: raised by a single parent who yelled and chased me out of the kitchen anytime I tried asking questions of what he was doing.

      Now 41, and have NO CLUE how to cook.