And my other assignment from vgr is 100 opinions on mainstream parenting, whether anyone likes this or not :-). I probably can’t do them all in one sitting, but I’ll start anyway.
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Big caveat that mainstream parenting isn’t a single thing, and my perception of it is presumably all kinds of flawed. I do not have much depth of knowledge about mainstream parenting.
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1. There is a big fault line I see about parenting. On one side, parents think their children should obey them. On the other side, no one can stomach the word “obey”, but parents still want kids to do what the parents, er, “request” or them.
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2. In almost all cases, parent rules about trying to get kids to eat healthy food is better understood as them trying to get the kids to eat in socially normal ways.
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There is a thing here where if I don't do the normal thing (with food especially, but in other areas too), my behavior isn't legible to other parents and this makes all sorts of interaction difficult.
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Replying to @oscredwin @diviacaroline
having your behavior understood and accepted by those around you is a concrete benefit in ways not often acknowledged.
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I acknowledge it! I find it distasteful when it’s labeling as something else, but I agree it a very real consideration.
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I've just been memetically around some people lately who call that corruption, defecting, "paying blackmail," or somesuch. It's tiring.
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