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0 pointskixiQu3y ago0 comments

Ehhh.. "Cultural idiocy and laziness" ignores some important systemic factors. You can be investigated for neglect for letting your kids play in a park you can see from your window. https://www.familydefensecenter.net/client-stories/mother-ch...

You can't "make it safe" for your kid to ride a bike to school if, when you think you HAVE made it safe, a police officer can still charge you with neglect. https://bikeportland.org/2011/09/01/neglect-charges-follow-1...

The contemporary US has a narrative about parenting and risk to children that creates some very weird requirements.

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That sounds a lot like cultural idiocy to me.

Those are just cultural aspects though aren't they?

But that also doesn't excuse what I'll call cultural idiocy and laziness for not walking your kid 300 feet to the bus stop.

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0 pointskixiQu3y ago0 comments

The contemporary US has a narrative about parenting and risk to children that creates some very weird requirements.

That sounds a lot like cultural idiocy to me.

Those are just cultural aspects though aren't they?

But that also doesn't excuse what I'll call cultural idiocy and laziness for not walking your kid 300 feet to the bus stop.

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