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All of these things can be true at the same time: 1) They are bad parents 2) They are good parents 3) Smartphones are a qualitatively different addiction probl
by stolenmerch 6y ago
All of these things can be true at the same time:
1) They are bad parents
2) They are good parents
3) Smartphones are a qualitatively different addiction problem than TV, comic books, or other demonized technology of yore
4) It is correlation not causation
5) Her problems were partly caused by the iPhone
- abfan1127 6y agohow is 1 and 2 true at the same time? It seems more like he set boundaries, then let his daughter run past them. Setting boundaries is hard, it takes strength, but you can't sacrifice boundaries to "keep the peace". Short team peace is long term hell.
- shireboy 6y agoThey are bad parents for not sticking to boundaries on occasions. They are good parents for caring enough to try to have boundaries,, thinking about the positive and negative impact the phone and apps may have on her. Sure, nothing can be true and false _in the same respect and same time_ (Law of Non-Contradiction), but I routinely feel I'm both a good and bad parent.
- abfan1127 6y agoI agree on all points. I assumed you meant it that way, but wasn't sure.