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Only tangentially related, but I think this is part of the draw/success of Stranger Things on Netflix. Gen-Xers like me (who are now parents) get nostalgic abou
by callmeed 10y ago
Only tangentially related, but I think this is part of the draw/success of Stranger Things on Netflix. Gen-Xers like me (who are now parents) get nostalgic about the days we could freely roam town on our bikes. Well after dark. Without a helmet. And explore without supervision. (Yes, I know helmets save lives).
I'm very much an anti-helicopter parent similar to the article. I wonder if deep down most parents know its better–but for whatever reason (peer pressure, media, etc.) they hover.
- duderific 10y agoMy wife is a hover-er. I am always battling with her to try and give our 2-year-old son a little more space. Unfortunately, he fell down a few stairs when he was 18 months or so (scraped up a bit but otherwise ok) and now she won't let him walk down stairs without holding his hand. Sigh.
- callmeed 10y agolol my wife is the same. We should start a club.