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birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Where did I talk about a 4-year-old? I’m not exactly appealed with you putting those words in my mouth.

That said, obviously there is a big difference. I already mentioned the gentle guidance, for that sixteen year old; eg. that if they ever have questions concerning the house maintenance and all that, they should always feel free to come ask you.

And… these aren’t really dangerous years to be unsupervised. In fact, I think it’s more dangerous to live supervised by a deeply controlling helicopter parent, evangelist family.

As I said: gentle guidance. I ask you to read before commenting.

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datavoid@lemmy.ml ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Just want to point it out the 4 year old thing was hypothetical, and no one was putting words in your mouth.

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memfree@lemmy.ml ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
The point about a 4 year old is a rhetorical device. No answer is expected. I constructed it to illustrate on the biological reality that you are not grown at 4, just as you are not grown at 16.

We agree that helicopter parents are bad, and we agree that parents should prepare their offspring for life, then let them fly free. Our only disagreement is on how much freedom should occur at what age. I ask you to do some research and cite some sources before opining as if your random thoughts should get the same weight as documentation from people who devoted years of study to the subject.

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