“Many American parents have stopped parenting. Being lazy, rude, and entitled is annoying when you’re 16. When you’re 26, it’s lethal.”

"If you want to be a 'good' parent, you are expected to have eyes on your children at all times, and if a neighbor ever needs to step in, it's a sign you've failed. That's not realistic, so 'good' parents keep their children inside. The only children outside unsupervised have 'bad' parents (i.e., parents who are generally poor, working multiple jobs, or living in homes too small for everyone to stay inside).

Then the 'good' parents are told they're bad because they let their kids use too many screens and don't give them any independence."

"Are there bad parents out there? Definitely. There were bad parents when I was a kid. But I think it's more about the societal burden placed on adults to maintain a certain lifestyle while also parenting children, focusing on a career, maintaining a home, and nurturing a relationship.

It's not easy being 25 to 45 today. I wouldn't say it's harder. There was probably more 'sacrifice' or 'going without' in generations past, but I empathize with today's parents."

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