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Re:The Overprotected American Child by trentmb on Saturday June 02, 2018 @03:20PM (#17215932)
> Is this something that actually happens, in large?

No, but it lets mediocre people feel good about themselves.

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Re:The Overprotected American Child by ShabbosGoy on Saturday June 02, 2018 @03:55PM (#17216085)
The mediocrity comes from the “everyone gets a trophy” mentality. Overprotecting your kids feeds into that mentality as well. If everyone gets a trophy, why should you try harder than anyone else?
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