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Feral children are everywhere (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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my face when someones f*ckass child is allowed to do things in public i would have gotten my ass beaten for
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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thing is, I've never shown any hostility and I don't see how agreeing with "it's not my problem though" suggests I do. However someone ranting starting with "fuck off" makes me think they suck as a parent.

I show my empathy by putting up with kids everywhere I go. Parents can show their empathy by literally just not ignoring bad behavior. Which in other comments I clarified is the only thing I actually have issues with. The entire store should not be filled with shrill screams while the parent flat out ignores it for 10 minutes. Not too much to ask.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Right, you haven’t. That’s my point.

    You’re reacting to the worst parenting you’ve seen in public, but they’re thinking of the worst experiences they’ve had, too – which was people overreacting to relatively small transgressions.

    Everyone is talking about a completely different set of people than who they’re talking to. Both of those different sets of people are terrible: the parents who haven’t even tried to teach their children, and also the people who overreact when a child steps out of bounds. You are neither of these, and it looks like neither is your interlocutor.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I don't know. I got your point, I'm just asserting I don't think I gave reason for judgment (at least initially , and neither did the person she attacked) whereas that commenter came in swinging and therefore gave every reason

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    That’s fair. People who are actively trying to parent will naturally be a bit more defensive, tbf. They may have encountered that guy more than once just today. It’s likely to be less raw a subject for the rest of us, honestly.

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