> 7am seems pretty sadistic to me It is, and a lot of people seemed to take joy in putting kids through the wringer for no reason. Not only do some people enjo

> 7am seems pretty sadistic to me It is, and a lot of people seemed to take joy in putting kids through the wringer for no reason. Not only do some people enjoy doing that to kids, they are also proud of it, and make up reasons for why the borderline abuse is actually good for kids. At least that was my takeaway from growing up in the US, that adults can be pretty sadistic to the kids whose lives they're in charge of.