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Anonymous wrote:My kid jokingly said “shut up piggy” the other day and defended himself by saying Trump says it. I reminded him he was born under President Obama and we expect him to behave better.

Things that didn't happen for $1,000 Ken

You might want to see a medical professional about your belief that you can know what has happened in the lives of anonymous people posting on the internet.

FWIW-I wrote the above and it did happen, much to my dismay.

Anonymous wrote:My kid jokingly said “shut up piggy” the other day and defended himself by saying Trump says it. I reminded him he was born under President Obama and we expect him to behave better.

Things that didn't happen for $1,000 Ken

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Anonymous wrote:I am by turns furious and despairing that these utterly dysfunctional, chaotic political times are now "normal" America for our kids. How will we ever get back to a functional democratic process? They've never known anything else but the crap we have now.

Get them off the internet and don't give them a smartphone until they're at least in middle school. Schools no longer teach fact-based history nor ethics and morality. But this doesn't mean that they should be drinking the white supremacy being taught in religious institutions, either. Parents need to take back the education of their own children and there are plenty of reasonable resources out there.

Where do your kids go to school?! My kids learn history and ethics. I have 1 in hs and 1 in college. They are both very concerned about the financial outlook of this country. They both can see Trump is completely unfit for office.

On the flip side if trump takes over all the America's no one will need to be deported because it will be the united states of the hemisphere

My kids and I regularly watch Droobies and imitate Trump and laugh. Laughter cures all. We also have a few backup plans for our kids as one is in college while the other two are in ES and MS. I am concerned about the eldest.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am by turns furious and despairing that these utterly dysfunctional, chaotic political times are now "normal" America for our kids. How will we ever get back to a functional democratic process? They've never known anything else but the crap we have now.

My kids think it's funny

OP here. So does my teenager. Hence my despair. I have not raised him this way but such is our culture.

Huh, my kids are disgusted by the things potus does and says.

It is very sad. My kids are in college, and they are saddened by this. It got better during Biden, but we were still in the pandemic, which severely damaged our children. Now, this....

It can only get worse and worse and worse. It will never get better.

Thank goodness the stock market is crashing. Trump does care about his money going down the tubes. That's all he cares about, really.

I try to convince my children that there are so many beautiful things in the world to love and appreciate and treasure, but they are consumed by the evil that's overshadowing us all.

I was a child when Reagan was in office, and my parents HATED him. But it was nothing like this. Not at all. There was some order in the world. No more. The GOP is allowing a clearly ill man to run our country.

Putin LOVES it.

I think this often as well. We keep hearing about the youth mental heath crisis. Well, that’s not helped by our kids seeing the blatant cruelty, corruption, and chaos that our President leaves in his wake.

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Anonymous wrote:I am by turns furious and despairing that these utterly dysfunctional, chaotic political times are now "normal" America for our kids. How will we ever get back to a functional democratic process? They've never known anything else but the crap we have now.

Get them off the internet and don't give them a smartphone until they're at least in middle school. Schools no longer teach fact-based history nor ethics and morality. But this doesn't mean that they should be drinking the white supremacy being taught in religious institutions, either. Parents need to take back the education of their own children and there are plenty of reasonable resources out there.

So...homeschool? Or what? When I decided to have kids I didn't know this is where we were going. If I had I wouldn't have made that choice, if I'm being honest.

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Anonymous wrote:I am by turns furious and despairing that these utterly dysfunctional, chaotic political times are now "normal" America for our kids. How will we ever get back to a functional democratic process? They've never known anything else but the crap we have now.

Get them off the internet and don't give them a smartphone until they're at least in middle school. Schools no longer teach fact-based history nor ethics and morality. But this doesn't mean that they should be drinking the white supremacy being taught in religious institutions, either. Parents need to take back the education of their own children and there are plenty of reasonable resources out there.

My kid did not get a phone until HS. He has zero social media. But youcannot hide thek from this crap culture unless you homeschool and live 100% away from other humans.

I've had 8 yos with smartphones who've refused to play in my house with my younger if they can't keep their phones on them. They are given iPhones with total internet access. WTAF?!?!?!

Anonymous wrote:My kid jokingly said “shut up piggy” the other day and defended himself by saying Trump says it. I reminded him he was born under President Obama and we expect him to behave better.

OP here. Hugs to you PP...I feel you.

I'm at the point where I'm almost thinking...should I invest my hard earned dollars in college for you if you think this is all a joke?

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Anonymous wrote:I am by turns furious and despairing that these utterly dysfunctional, chaotic political times are now "normal" America for our kids. How will we ever get back to a functional democratic process? They've never known anything else but the crap we have now.

My kids think it's funny

OP here. So does my teenager. Hence my despair. I have not raised him this way but such is our culture.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am by turns furious and despairing that these utterly dysfunctional, chaotic political times are now "normal" America for our kids. How will we ever get back to a functional democratic process? They've never known anything else but the crap we have now.

Get them off the internet and don't give them a smartphone until they're at least in middle school. Schools no longer teach fact-based history nor ethics and morality. But this doesn't mean that they should be drinking the white supremacy being taught in religious institutions, either. Parents need to take back the education of their own children and there are plenty of reasonable resources out there.

And don't let them listen to music with lyrics filled with profanity and words that degrade women.

Anonymous wrote:My kid jokingly said “shut up piggy” the other day and defended himself by saying Trump says it. I reminded him he was born under President Obama and we expect him to behave better.

Class to crass. My goodness where we are

Anonymous wrote:I am by turns furious and despairing that these utterly dysfunctional, chaotic political times are now "normal" America for our kids. How will we ever get back to a functional democratic process? They've never known anything else but the crap we have now.

Get them off the internet and don't give them a smartphone until they're at least in middle school. Schools no longer teach fact-based history nor ethics and morality. But this doesn't mean that they should be drinking the white supremacy being taught in religious institutions, either. Parents need to take back the education of their own children and there are plenty of reasonable resources out there.