Raeandray t1_j17dsxt wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:10 AM

Reply to comment by diffyqgirl in TIFU by changing all of my daughter's contacts in her phone by GreenEggPage

At the same time parents can’t just enable their children to go do things that are unsafe. In your example the child would’ve gone to the unsafe places either way. While I’d prefer they have a phone while being unsafe, I also can’t take the attitude of “you’re going to do unsafe things so I just won’t even try.”

eljefeciego t1_j17lh9n wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:33 AM

Wtf you think having kids is? You're creating a life into a VERY dangerous world, managing risks and trying to not sacrifice too much of the children's freedoms in the meantime is your sole duty. And still, they will die sooner or later. Also be hurt in so many ways.

Parents should expose their kids to dangers, as many kinds as possible so they'll evetually learn to navigate them as safely as possible.

Parents' primary job is never to protect at all costs.

Raeandray t1_j18j0g5 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 1:30 PM

> Parents' primary job is never to protect at all costs

I didn't say it was. In fact my whole post was meant to highlight the tightrope parents have to walk balancing risks vs independence as they help their kids grow.