Isn't adulthood the socially acceptable murder of your "inner child"? In all seriousness - this article reads like someone who just plain old doesnt have their

Isn't adulthood the socially acceptable murder of your "inner child"? In all seriousness - this article reads like someone who just plain old doesnt have their shit together. Nothing at all to do with adulthood? How hard is it to get a big enough bag to put your things in, a clean bottle, cook a good meal, blow your kids nose, and comb their hair before you leave the house. None of those things are hard or signal adulthood. I have the unique vantage point of my mum having worked as a cook in a childcare centre. She's noticed in her 25 years of holding that job - the steady descent of quality in parenting: The shirking of "raising" to grandparents. The complete ignorance of child raising basics (such as introduction to foods in a gradual manner) The insidious invasion of "choice" to children's lives. Why the fk are you asking your kid if they want nuggets or brocolli? Of course the kid's going to choose nuggets... The widespread seeming fatigue in parents (this i understand as it was common in the early 90s for there to be a single breadwinner, and with the cost of living increasing - this becomes increasingly impossible even if a family would love to have a parent stay at home) Parents on their phones instead of paying attention to their kids. I dont have kids - but - I have lived and worked amongst parents and have noticed a marked "drop" in the inner-strength of parents over time. My mum admitted she was "winging" it when raising kids - and im not sure if her being a mum to her own siblings as a child (lived in a large family as the oldest girl) had anything to do with it.