• Brave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uk
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    2 days ago

    I hate how much copaganda they shove at kids. Yesterday mine said his dream job was to be a cop, so he could chase bank robbers. After deliberately not saying six terrible things(a medium length pause), I just asked, “have you ever seen a cop actually do that?” and left it at that.

    • explodicle@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      I’m pretty explicit with my kids about how terrible the cops are. I’ve told them about Rodney King, about George Floyd, how cops lie to trick people into confessing, how they don’t face consequences for their own crimes. Don’t talk to cops, don’t invite them in. Stranger danger x10. If my kids get lost in a public place, they’re supposed to look for a mom with kids. No Paw Patrol in this house.

      I don’t want them to become victims today or to grow up to be murderers tomorrow. They need to know and I’m not going to make them guess.

      • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        5 hours ago

        Yours is great, I always thought the best would be to look for parents with kids that look comfortable.

        Then you know the kids feel safe with their parents, and the parents don’t want to suddenly pick up someone else’s kid, though know how to care for it until they find their parents.