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minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·1 day agoThat so reflects the minds of kids. Normal adult (not Death): “Yo kid. Better tie your shoelaces” - Kid: “Do I have to?” - Adult: “Well no, but…” - Kid: (already gone)
minus-squarejaycifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·16 hours agoWhat adult is going to respond that way to a kid? If the kid asks “do I have to” I’m saying “yeah or you’re going to fall on your face and have a bad time.”
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 hours ago What adult is going to respond that way to a kid? Not me, but I’m seeing it almost daily. Anything they think even has a whiff of imposing their will on their child they skirt.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·12 hours ago do I have to? Only if you like having teeth.
That so reflects the minds of kids.
Normal adult (not Death): “Yo kid. Better tie your shoelaces” - Kid: “Do I have to?” - Adult: “Well no, but…” - Kid: (already gone)
What adult is going to respond that way to a kid? If the kid asks “do I have to” I’m saying “yeah or you’re going to fall on your face and have a bad time.”
Not me, but I’m seeing it almost daily. Anything they think even has a whiff of imposing their will on their child they skirt.
Only if you like having teeth.