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Contrary to popular belief, kids are not some tamagotchi pet that needs constant attention and helicoptering after they're babies. You can perfectly be a good p

Contrary to popular belief, kids are not some tamagotchi pet that needs constant attention and helicoptering after they're babies. You can perfectly be a good parent and raise independent well minded kids without needing two parents always present every moment of every weekend.

rkangel 6y ago
No, but until they're mid-teens, they do need one parent most of the time. If one of them is working weekends a lot, then that assumes the other one is available to parent.
- ramraj07 6y ago
  Sounds exorbitant tbh. After they're seven or eight it's not clear why they need constant direct supervision (as opposed to being in another room minding ones business). What are we afraid of?
- aidenn0 6y ago
  Mid teens? My 8 year old can read a book in my office while I get a couple of hours of work in.
i_haz_rabies 6y ago
And this is a good enough reason to expect people to work on the weekend? Kids are not some tamagotchi pet that exists as it is for a long time... kids are constantly growing and if you blink, you miss it. Some people would rather spend their weekends with their kids for purposes other than just keeping them alive.
- ramraj07 6y ago
  I'm not advocating we work full weekends, but I'm not sure why I would not have a few hours for myself and do things that don't involve my kids. Some weekend's it would be work but other weekend's it might be something else, but it surely doesn't have to be 24/2 just kids kids? Of course if you blink you miss them, it's not like you're in a cave across the world, you're probably literally in the next room staring at a screen for a couple hours after a heavy lunch while the kids play on their ps5. How's that weird.
  - i_haz_rabies 6y ago
    If spending your free time on the weekend working doesn't sound awful to you, I think we're just very different people.
    - ramraj07 6y ago
      It definitely does not! And clearly we are different people! I would love nothing more than to grab a drink with you sometime and learn from each other though!
triceratops 6y ago
There are other things to spend one's weekends on besides kids and work.

rkangel 6y ago

No, but until they're mid-teens, they do need one parent most of the time. If one of them is working weekends a lot, then that assumes the other one is available to parent.

ramraj07 6y ago
Sounds exorbitant tbh. After they're seven or eight it's not clear why they need constant direct supervision (as opposed to being in another room minding ones business). What are we afraid of?
aidenn0 6y ago
Mid teens? My 8 year old can read a book in my office while I get a couple of hours of work in.

i_haz_rabies 6y ago

And this is a good enough reason to expect people to work on the weekend? Kids are not some tamagotchi pet that exists as it is for a long time... kids are constantly growing and if you blink, you miss it. Some people would rather spend their weekends with their kids for purposes other than just keeping them alive.

ramraj07 6y ago
I'm not advocating we work full weekends, but I'm not sure why I would not have a few hours for myself and do things that don't involve my kids. Some weekend's it would be work but other weekend's it might be something else, but it surely doesn't have to be 24/2 just kids kids? Of course if you blink you miss them, it's not like you're in a cave across the world, you're probably literally in the next room staring at a screen for a couple hours after a heavy lunch while the kids play on their ps5. How's that weird.
- i_haz_rabies 6y ago
  If spending your free time on the weekend working doesn't sound awful to you, I think we're just very different people.
  - ramraj07 6y ago
    It definitely does not! And clearly we are different people! I would love nothing more than to grab a drink with you sometime and learn from each other though!

triceratops 6y ago

There are other things to spend one's weekends on besides kids and work.