- cross-posted to:
- childfree@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- childfree@lemmy.world
Not a parent but I read this and have my personal opinions, curious what others think about it.
Not a parent but I read this and have my personal opinions, curious what others think about it.
My questions to the author would be:
“what happens when your kids get hurt because they were someplace kids weren’t expected to be, or doing something they weren’t expected to be doing?” Do you, the parent, rush to their aid and castigate the adult that was near them or that was the initial cause of the physcial harm? Do you apologize to the adult instead? How about if they break things? Do you immediately open your wallet and start handing out cash or do you fall back on “they’re just kids” and let others shoulder the burden of property loss because your choices?
I saw this exact thing at the local brewery. Two kids chasing each other tripped someone carrying several glasses and both fell onto a pile of broken glass. The parents came over and started yelling at the man to watch where he was going. Others started saying it was the kids who caused the accident, and the parents backed down but clearly still thought they were right.