Yes, but limits still worked. I view the goal as harm reduction, not harm elimination. Of course you can't totally isolate a child. But you can guide them and not just give into whatever bullshit comes along. Buying them things without analysis is a parental issue. It's fair to call those companies garbage, but where's the money coming from?
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They just walk out the door and access all the things you forbid at their friend’s.
Where a child spends time is a parent's choice. Who a child spends time with is a parent's choice. What a child spends time doing is a parent's choice.
If those things aren't true, then I don't know what the hell a parent is. I don't know the difference between adult and child.
I get that you have to strike a balance to not totally suffocate a child, but I don't understand just saying fuck it because something somewhere will slip through the parental filter. Again, reduction, not elimination. A parent can absolutely require that friends come over instead of their child go out. Especially if there aren't shared values and understanding between all the parents.
lol does this sound like your childhood? It definitely does not sound like mine. Once I’m out the door there’s nothing to control me