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The degree to which people in this country, in this time feel entitled to impose their neurotic crap on other people's kids, is disgusting. Ironically, it's one
by M_Grey 10y ago
The degree to which people in this country, in this time feel entitled to impose their neurotic crap on other people's kids, is disgusting. Ironically, it's one of the of the few reasons to, "Think of kids".
- mc32 10y agoI think it's the opposite. People used to raise children more communally. People knew each others children and would scold them if they misbehaved while out in the street etc. Nowadays, people are fearful to give misbehaving children feedback for fear of the parent getting aggressively offended.
- M_Grey 10y agoThere's an element of that, but it exists in combination with the air of hysteria and constant panic influencing the decisions of police and other public officials. It becomes a crime to leave a child unattended for minuscule periods, that kind of thing. It's an odd combination of extreme societal neglect, punctuated with equally extreme hysteria.
- mc32 10y agoYes, very true. It's unfortunate. It seems people have moved away from being normally concerned an offering a helping hand to becoming parenting vigilantes. I think the fear instilled by "stranger danger" and litigiousness has had a big influence in how people behave toward other people's children. Since they can only interact from a distance, it's now through official channels where there is no leeway, common sense judgement. It's all black or white.