Anonymous #1 7w

You know, like the whole “it takes a village” thing? With the advent of the nuclear family, we have made children solely the responsibility of their two parents when historically children were seen as the whole community’s collective responsibility

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Anonymous OP 7w

Yeah I agree w that. I just mean like can u name a specific scenario for ur post

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Anonymous #1 7w

Oh it’s just a general thought, I don’t even remember what spurred on this post. I think some TikTok about parenting. But an example that comes to mind is when people complain about children existing in public or playing outside in the neighborhood and how some ppl are Karens about it. I think also the whole birth rate discourse too bc ppl aren’t having kids cuz we have low rates of community cohesion in the US

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Anonymous OP 7w

Yeah children deserve to exist in public and we need to join as families when someone has a baby. But on the flip side I see a lot of parents simply not parenting in recent years. Like letting them run through restaurants and grocery stores (safety concerns). And also a recent thing is simply not buying school supplies bc they don’t want to and now on a movement saying it’s the teachers jobs. Like it’s a weird time rn

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Anonymous OP 7w

That’s why I was asking lol. Bc some ppl say “we need community” as in “I don’t feel like doing my part of the job” yk?

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Anonymous #1 7w

Oh no, I meant it more like we ALL need to step up, including parents, for the children in our community and lead with grace and compassion as they’re just kids

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Anonymous OP 7w

Yeah 100% agree

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