Americans are more worried about their sons than their daughters

Re:Americans are more worried about their sons than their da... by totony on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:08AM (#25066976)

>simple truth is that physically fighting with someone over a disagreement is a very bad habit to encourage.

I'm not sure physical altercations are worse than the alternatives. I remember as a kid you would fight with your friend and next day be friends again. No big deal really.

Would you rather have a fight or have insults/passive aggressiveness/social ostracization. I'm really not convinced mental pain is much better than physical pain.

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Re:Americans are more worried about their sons than their da... by tehwebguy on Thursday November 12, 2020 @01:08PM (#25072710)

> I'm really not convinced mental pain is much better than physical pain.

Yeah because it's a ridiculous conclusion you jumped to, where the only two options are violence vs "insults/passive aggressiveness/social ostracization". Those are not the only two options.

Teach your kids to listen to, understand and communicate their feelings properly.

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Re:Americans are more worried about their sons than their da... by totony on Thursday November 12, 2020 @03:04PM (#25074209)

I'm not sure this is a realistic expectation. Of course you want your kids to be perfect, but I have yet to see any parent succeed in such an endeavour.

I don't even think most adults can handle their emotions well enough for what you're suggesting.

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