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minus-squareDeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up33·3 months agoStep 1: Delete their minecraft world they spent years building. Step 2: ??? Step 3: “Why do my kids not talk to me anymore” -the old man/woman said in the nursing home (seriously tho, I’ve seen some draconian helicopter parenting on reddit that supposedly happened, although idk if its ragebait or something)
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoHelicopter parenting is a cutesy term for abusive controlling parenting
minus-squareBotzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoThat sort of thing isn’t anything new. My grandpa made my dad burn his baseball cards because he thought they were becoming “idols.” I’m always amazed that my dad managed to rebuild their relationship later in life.
minus-squareiamnomansland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoSadly, that’s the kind of parent I grew up with. Even if it is ragebait, it comes from a depressingly real place.
Step 1: Delete their minecraft world they spent years building.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: “Why do my kids not talk to me anymore” -the old man/woman said in the nursing home
(seriously tho, I’ve seen some draconian helicopter parenting on reddit that supposedly happened, although idk if its ragebait or something)
Helicopter parenting is a cutesy term for abusive controlling parenting
That sort of thing isn’t anything new. My grandpa made my dad burn his baseball cards because he thought they were becoming “idols.”
I’m always amazed that my dad managed to rebuild their relationship later in life.
Sadly, that’s the kind of parent I grew up with. Even if it is ragebait, it comes from a depressingly real place.