Re:Librarians Are Dangerous
by WarOnPrivacy on Sunday April 20, 2025 @11:06AM
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> you immediately realize why parents want to have some level of control over what the kid is exposed to
Control we got.
Parenting time is up 20-fold (few hours/week->24/7adulting) from my parents generation (silent gen).
Consequently, compared to my parents, I (gen x) had 20x the control over my what my kids were exposed to.
Parenting was exhausting for me. My kids spent their entire childhood in adult-populated, adult-curated boxes. They were denied the regular hours of adult-free, free-range time, where I developed my most of my life skills.
But as a parent, I had pretty exclusive control over what my 5 sons were exposed to.
Control we got.
Parenting time is up 20-fold (few hours/week->24/7adulting) from my parents generation (silent gen).
Consequently, compared to my parents, I (gen x) had 20x the control over my what my kids were exposed to.
Parenting was exhausting for me. My kids spent their entire childhood in adult-populated, adult-curated boxes. They were denied the regular hours of adult-free, free-range time, where I developed my most of my life skills.
But as a parent, I had pretty exclusive control over what my 5 sons were exposed to.