Parenting issues

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

One has . . . the shits.

Playing the hits!

[hutch]

A cautionary tale...



Some kids do get VERY ill with long lasting consequences


Still it’s definitely hard doing the right thing

[Yada]

A cautionary tale...



Some kids do get VERY ill with long lasting consequences


Still it’s definitely hard doing the right thing

Show us the data Hutch!

[hutch]

You want to call up my cousin and talk to him about his kid getting covid and the hell they been through?

[Space Freely]

Caveat: I have no idea how old these "kids" are.

My sister in law is 51. The people she visited with were her "aunt, niece, and nephew from NYC." I assume the niece and nephew are kids but i really have no idea.

But now I'm interested, and asked my brother.

[Space Freely]

At 23, Jayson Tatum is no longer a kid, but COVID has him still using an inhaler before and after games three months later. He did score 53 the other day, so the inhaler appears to be working.

https://people.com/sports/nba-star-jayson-tatum-uses-inhaler-before-and-after-games-following-covid-19/

[Space Freely]

A cautionary tale...



Some kids do get VERY ill with long lasting consequences


Still it’s definitely hard doing the right thing

The "niece and the nephew" are actually cousins who are in their 30's who still live at home with their mom, the aunt.

So much for the cautionary tale.

[hutch]

Well my distant cousin’s kid is 11 or 12... hospitalized..now home and dealing with long Covid19... “nightmare” is the mother’s description for what they have gone through


Is it usual? No. But it happens...


I got enough problems with my kids without Covid19...

I see kids from the middle school hanging out at our local shops area after school..it’s a shitshow..all the kids crowded together doing kids things..sharing stuff on their phones.. sharing candy..masks around their necks or in their hands..

Having said all this we may be sending our 8 year old back to the elementary school for the little that remains

It’s all about balance

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

So I need some advice

Walked in on my 11 year old and they were enjoying Insane Clown Posse

I don't know what to do, I feel like I did everything I was supposed to and provided a nurturing home that loves and appreciates art
but yet, here we are.

I've already rewritten the will, but wondering if there was something more drastic that would help here
are there ICP conversion therapy camps?

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

I think this is one of those scenarios where if you catch your kid smoking you make them smoke the whole pack and get sick. In other words, you gotta take your kid to Gathering of the Juggalos.

[Starsky]

Damn…

[StoneTheCrow]

Serious question: why do you get to define “art”?

I have been in your shoes. I believed it was my role to open doors but allow them to explore. And be themselves. We talked about - and I sometimes questioned - the stuff they liked that I thought was off balance, for lack of a better term. But, then, I reminded myself that there is shit I listen to that most people will never appreciate. And I DGAF.

I’d talk to them about it and I’d give it a listen. it’s probably just a phase. But how you react to it is important.

[grateful]

Get an ICP tattoo. It will suddenly be the least cool thing on the planet.

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

Get an ICP tattoo. It will suddenly be the least cool thing on the planet.

Now you are thinking!


Let's be clear bordies, I'm joking about actually doing something
my parents absolutely hated the music I listened to and bought me headphones instead of banning it

I do struggle with being a music snob and being judgy on my kids decisions

my oldest is recptive to music I suggest and I often send spotify mixes
the yougest gets outright mad when I try to suggest songs, especially when I hear a band they like has a new album...that really annoys them for some reason

TikTok with all its annoyances has really turned them on to a lot of music
they are now like songs by blondie, artic monkeys and dolly parton
my kids turned me on to bands like beach bunny, girl in red, tones and I, billie Elish and some others
I've turned them on to Lana, Lucy and Julien Baker


I did find this funny article about bringing kids to a gathering of jugalos
https://mom.com/baby/21667-families-gathering-juggalos

this line cracked me up and could see space's kid doing this
Another dad that I spoke to spoke of Juggalo culture and his embrace of Insane Clown Posse in spiritual terms. He was there with his adorable but uncomfortable looking daughter, who was carrying a sign asking for donations for her college fund.

[Space Freely]

My 14 year old is home all summer. No classes, no camps, no job, no responsibilities.

I am also home all summer, working 8-9 hours per day, doing a long dogwalk after work, and cooking dinner four nights a week.

Is it too much to ask my kid to wash her own dishes and clean up her messes she makes when she makes herself breakfast or lunch?