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> My parent's generation seemed to not care at all, trusting that bad things can't happen to us. I think that, as a not yet fully developed adult, you weren't
by lelanthran 2y ago
> My parent's generation seemed to not care at all, trusting that bad things can't happen to us.
I think that, as a not yet fully developed adult, you weren't exactly noticing that they did care.[1]
Think about it this way: remember all those times they stopped you from doing something stupid that would have hurt yourself? Yeah - that was them caring for your wellbeing.
[1] Fair enough, you say 'seemed to not care' and not 'did not care'
- mysterydip 2y agoI think it's more the "the time is 9pm. do you know where your children are?" PSAs and such of the time, where kids were expected to be outdoors or on their own playing for extended periods of time. ref: https://youtu.be/jBy9VDEWKOE?si=maH8tfgA35KF8osf https://youtu.be/jBy9VDEWKOE?si=maH8tfgA35KF8osf
- imdsm 2y agoUnfortunately growing up in poverty, there weren't that many times they stopped us doing stupid things. I feel like it has given us street smarts, yet at the same time, I couldn't imagine doing the same to my children. Weak strong cycle perhaps.