Also, for the sake of maximising engagement - what mistakes did adults in-general make when interacting with you as a kid, that you avoid replicating today?

    • mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      17 hours ago

      my parents put me into a christian daycare when i was like 4. i still remember looking out the window hoping to get the fuck out of there. it was only a few weeks because all that religion bullshit gave me nightmares and i would be in constant panic that the sky will fall and satan will get me. the scars are there stll almost 30 years later

    • hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      12
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 day ago

      One of the best parenting decisions I’ve ever made. My Mom is still pissed, but at least she’s stopped giving my kids religious themed gifts and asking when we’re going to baptize them.

      • IronBird@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        7 hours ago

        it’s extra funny when they come to you in your 30’s wanting you to get baptized again, because the first one they forced on you as a kid didn’t take or something?

        fucking weirdos man, a cult built around fear of death and a refusal to actually read their book themselves…how the fuck has it lasted so long