• boonhet@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      4 days ago

      Hell the little kiddie rides and such do too. Making them non-negotiable if your kid is an emotional terrorist. Mine is too small luckily but I just know her mom is going to permit everything and forbid nothing.

      • taiyang@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        4 days ago

        I rarely see the rides in use, but my guess is the permissive parent already gave the kid a tablet and tablets are way more addictive than mall rides

        • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          3
          ·
          4 days ago

          My ex-stepdaughter was the one to always go on those. No iPad or phone in public, but she was used to having constant interactive entertainment soooooo… yeah

            • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              edit-2
              2 days ago

              My ex-wife’s daughter from a previous relationship. Used to be my stepdaughter, now she’s not. Maybe a weird way to phrase it, I guess.

              Her mom never really had much time for her or later, our shared child. So the first one was super spoiled by smart devices from a very early age and the second one… idk, but I’m hoping I’ll do better than her.

              • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                2 days ago

                I understand now. Wouldn’t she still be your stepdaughter though? Unless you never shared custody over her / never bonded, and she’s an adult now anyway.

                • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  2 days ago

                  Not shared custody because she has a father who now has custody of her 75% of the time. We actually cooperated to get our kids out of the witch’s reach, but unfortunately it’s nearly impossible here to get her to lose custody altogether, even if there’s a hundred reasons. They only remove kids from druggies and people with histories of violent crime.