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      Less helicopter parenting.

      GenX were allowed to be latchkey kids and roam free. Later generations got weird about parenting and safety.

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        Gen x IS the later generation raising their kids super protectively. And we don’t even know why it turned that way.

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          Because journalism started becoming fear bait. They raised ratings by making people scared to be outside, or think if they let their eyes off their kids for a second, they’ll be taken (even though it’s far more likely they’ll be killed in a car accident, or abused by someone they know).

          Media did it.

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            Shit, sorry, yes. A bit traumatized, if I am honest. You just get used to avoiding kidnappers. Never questioning why.

            Not kidnapped though. So, I have that going for me.

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            8 months ago

            It hasn’t been 24 hours yet, we still might be able to save them!

            E. Oh phew they’re safe!

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      Pretty much. As much as they could without the kids bugging them and they still complained about raising kids.

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        8 months ago

        That’s because boomers are old now so they can’t see what they were really like.

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      8 months ago

      Boomers simply didn’t invest in the next generation. We were expected to do everything ourselves.