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Not sure why you’re being downvoted. That also sounds appalling g to me to see your kids 2 hours a day and putting them to bed early on top of that.

pushpop 7y ago
8 o’ clock isn’t early for your average 5 year old. It sucks only seeing the kids for 2 hours during a week day but people have to work, because that’s basically how society works for most people. However working parents more than make up for that lost time at the weekend. The point the GP made about books is because with the best will in the world, sometimes you need your child entertained so you can get on with other stuff. Sometimes that is doing chores. Sometimes it’s just because after being woken up at 4 in the morning and then having spent 6 hours running around after your kids (often quite literally running after them), you do sometimes need 10 minutes to switch off before the next activity. An adults energy is only finite. Plus let’s also not forget that independent play is also good for a child’s development as well. Also, before someone inevitably chimes in with the “why don’t you incorporate children into the chores?!” remark, yes, most parents will do this too. However sometimes you just need to get something done quickly. Or properly. Or without an argument.
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blago 7y ago
People are responding to how the argument was presented, not the premise. The post contained a lot of presumptions, logical fallacies, and judgment. Some examples: > And then people wonder why... > ...they only interact with you for 1-2 hours during the day > ...don't really know who you are > Why have kids at all... > ...all you do is try to get away from them and make them not bother you... Combined with the username, it almost looks like deliberate trolling.
- kortilla 7y ago
  Which logical fallacies would those be?
  - blago 7y ago
    Off the top of my head - nirvana. The post presented an idealized, "perfect" benchmark drawn from the user's own subjective experience, which is a problem in and of itsef, and suggested that anything less is not worth having.

pushpop 7y ago

8 o’ clock isn’t early for your average 5 year old. It sucks only seeing the kids for 2 hours during a week day but people have to work, because that’s basically how society works for most people. However working parents more than make up for that lost time at the weekend. The point the GP made about books is because with the best will in the world, sometimes you need your child entertained so you can get on with other stuff. Sometimes that is doing chores. Sometimes it’s just because after being woken up at 4 in the morning and then having spent 6 hours running around after your kids (often quite literally running after them), you do sometimes need 10 minutes to switch off before the next activity. An adults energy is only finite. Plus let’s also not forget that independent play is also good for a child’s development as well. Also, before someone inevitably chimes in with the “why don’t you incorporate children into the chores?!” remark, yes, most parents will do this too. However sometimes you just need to get something done quickly. Or properly. Or without an argument.

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blago 7y ago

People are responding to how the argument was presented, not the premise. The post contained a lot of presumptions, logical fallacies, and judgment. Some examples: > And then people wonder why... > ...they only interact with you for 1-2 hours during the day > ...don't really know who you are > Why have kids at all... > ...all you do is try to get away from them and make them not bother you... Combined with the username, it almost looks like deliberate trolling.

kortilla 7y ago
Which logical fallacies would those be?
- blago 7y ago
  Off the top of my head - nirvana. The post presented an idealized, "perfect" benchmark drawn from the user's own subjective experience, which is a problem in and of itsef, and suggested that anything less is not worth having.