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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many of you are clearly so uncomfortable with the idea of just letting your kids be.  Exist.  They have to always be busy, busy, busy with some outside structured activity.  Then you can pat yourselves on the back for being such great parents without ever actually having to parent.

The DMV is a sick area.  14 years olds don’t need jobs or volun(told) hours.  Just let them be kids for awhile.[/quote]

I'm fine with kids being bored. I am not fine with kids being bored and being unwilling to do anything about it. I am fine with them having time to hang out and loaf around. I am not fine with them hanging out and loafing around alone all day every day all summer.

I don't think they have to be busy with every minute scheduled. But when other kids are (1) at other scheduled activities (2) traveling or (3)just want to hang out and loaf around alone all day, there aren't even options for hanging out with OTHERS.

I don't think it is unreasonable to expect kids to do SOMEthing once in a while. Summer break is long. 9 weeks of utter solitude, boredom, and video games is a waste of time and experiences and opportunities that they won't have time for later in life. And having SOME experiences now helps them define themselves, their interests, their goals for the future.[/quote]

It doesn’t sound like you are actually fine with boredom. [/quote]

:lol: [/quote]

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