Apropos of nothing I still recoil when I hear adults condescend to kids. I remember being acutely aware of it as a kid, and hating it.
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At any age, condescension is only barely tolerable from people you actually look up to and at least trust. Offensive from others.
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grown ups are crazy.
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My rule, If they are old enough to ask the question they are old enough to hear the answer.
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Agreed. Kids aren't stupid just inexperienced.
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Otherwise… they will run rings around you!
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One of my biggest pet peeves as well. ALSO: y'can have quite enlightening convos w/ kids bc they're less culturally entrenched.
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the biggest lie we tell children is that grown ups exist
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always thought that kids have same capacity for thoughts/ideas, just not yet the vocabulary to express it. Speaking =/= Thinking
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I treat them like they can understand more. And fill in the gaps. Some adults understand less than kids. Snarky, but true.
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