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jusssitoday at 7:23 AM4 repliesview on HN

Potential confusion of cause and effect: maybe some weren't given any freedom because they were repeatedly unable to self-regulate.


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Tade0today at 7:39 AM

It's not an innate ability. Takes a solid decade of actual parenting for people to acquire this skill.

And if the person is high energy, then that energy needs to be channeled.

pona-atoday at 11:22 AM

It is a common tactic among abusive parents to convince their child without them, they'd be unable to survive in the wider world. Any mistakes will become irrefutable proof thereof, and any attempts to break this control and do things on their own will be treated as ingratitude, often prompting the abuser to instantly abandon all parental duties to "teach a lesson".

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themafiatoday at 10:07 AM

Then it's a questionable move to one day hand them _all_ the responsibility they had previously lacked.

You can also ask if the rate of this occurrence is increasing or decreasing.

mrheosupertoday at 8:15 AM

if they are unable to self-regulate, then jailing them at home and school is definitely not a solution for that.

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