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I hate it when an adult writes content as if they were their child. It's pretty obvious that this is being written and organized entirely by the mom, and I'm gu
by madsushi 14y ago
I hate it when an adult writes content as if they were their child. It's pretty obvious that this is being written and organized entirely by the mom, and I'm guessing the kid has minimal involvement besides wanting to go to camp and wanting to make a video game. It's great that the kid wants to make games, but having the mom "pretending" to be the kid just rubs me the wrong way.
- tjbiddle 14y agoI can see where you're coming from - it does sound weird. If it makes you feel more comfortable you can think of it as if the daughter spoke of what she wanted to say, and the Mom cleaned up the grammar.
- RobertHoudin 14y agoYou can think of it however you like, but this has pushy soccer mom written all over it. Think about it. A woman named as one of FORTUNE's top ten most powerful female entrepreneurs needs to fundraise to send her kid to camp? Really? Give me a break. There are millions of children living and dying in poverty but hey, this upper-class white girl needs a new laptop and maybe a pony, so let's all empty our wallets. I feel sick.
- andrewfelix 14y agoHate is a strong word. I can't see anything bad coming out of this for the child in question. She's being inspired and supported. Successful adults tend to have had a shit ton of support as children. There are exceptions, but they're rare.
- xkcdfanboy 14y agoKickstarter is really not the place for these things. The mother should just chock it up and pay for the camp, no need to create a campaign -- it looks like the camp was already paid for in the first place. I don't like people asking for charity when they don't need it. The girls already got a kindle and a mac, more than I had, a shitty 386 and 14.4kb modem when I started out.