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Because you're not a parent, here's a tip: kids are tougher than you give them credit for and they're tougher than they understand. Your responsibility as a par
by MisterBastahrd 5y ago
Because you're not a parent, here's a tip: kids are tougher than you give them credit for and they're tougher than they understand. Your responsibility as a parent is to figure out how to toughen them up without crushing their self-esteem.
Instagram is not an essential part of any of this. If the worst thing your kid can say about you when they hit adulthood is "daddy didn't let me on Instagram," then you did a phenomenal job.
- lupire 5y agoYou're missing the point. It's not "Dad didn't let me on Instagram". It's "Dad didn't let me have shared experiences to build relationships with my peers."
- austincheney 5y agoDad didn’t let me get drunk and do drugs. It’s dad allowed me to explore my emotions and expand my horizons. If you want children to have valid and engaging social experiences then encourage them to do so without a screen.
- MisterBastahrd 5y agoIf a shared experience is toxic to the mental well-being of my kids, then they're not going to share in the experience. I'd rather my kid hate me for a couple years as a teenager for not letting them engage in harmful things than never getting out of their teenage years.
- KptMarchewa 5y agoOh, they'll going to hate you a lot longer than that.
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- MisterBastahrd 5y agoI bet you have a ton of evidence to support your viewpoint too. I'll wait here with bated breath for proof of your intellectual and emotional superiority.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoTo be fair, it’s a 50/50 shot whether your high school peers turn out worthless or not. For the children of the HN crowd, I give better than even odds that their real lifelong friendships won’t be formed until college.