Life as a Parent 2.4

[QualityChimp]

I feel like a real Victorian dad because I make my kids watch and play age-appropriate films/games.
If I know the content and think an older film doesn't merit the higher rating, I'll watch it, but I feel pretty unique in not showing stuff.

I'm on a Facebook movie group and the number of times I see people saying they introduced their kids to horror/violence because it never did them any harm.

The thing is, we all have memories of watching stuff as a kid that sits with us now that wasn't supposed to haunt us for the rest of our lives (Artax drowning, Superman III computer, Noseybonk, Ghost Watch etc.) but here we are.

My daughter begged for Roblox and it's now all-consuming and I think I'm going to have to ration it, making me the bad guy again.

[Dogg Thang]

I feel like a real Victorian dad because I make my kids watch and play age-appropriate films/games.
If I know the content and think an older film doesn't merit the higher rating, I'll watch it, but I feel pretty unique in not showing stuff.

I was the same up until my kids hit around 15. I was very strict on it.

And all research suggests that the content kids consume, especially too early, very much does have an effect.

[Hirst]

I recall being 8yrs old and watching Murphy get his limbs blown off in Robocop

Me and my mate (aged about 11) let his little brother (aged about 5) see the VHS of RoboCop as a special school holiday treat. Being very responsible, we just told him to close his eyes just before he his hand blown off and keep them closed until they walk off. We then explained he had been killed "to death" (brief look of absolute trauma) but it's OK because he's going to turn into a robot (sudden look of astonishment and joy).

[dataDave]

one or two of their friends are already vaping

WTF!?

[Neon Ignition]

Yep, we raised it parents evening last week as it's how these things start spreading around the class. It'll be a small mercy when the disposables ban kicks in and pushes them out of pocket money range but there are just so many parents who shouldn't have had kids.

[fishbowlhead]

Yep, we raised it parents evening last week as it's how these things start spreading around the class. It'll be a small mercy when the disposables ban kicks in and pushes them out of pocket money range but there are just so many parents who shouldn't have had kids.

As someone who works with MPG daily, its fine to ingest as your body can get it out, but long term its deadly breathing in as it coats your lungs in a film that can't be got rid of, ever, just vape around your pc all the time and watch the build up, that's what's happening in your lungs.

If adults want to poison themselves like a f*****g moron that's their prerogative, but to actively let their kids do it? disgusting.

[Neon Ignition]

Sounds like slowly shrink wrapping your insides

[fishbowlhead]

Ah balls

[kryss]

F**k me, dealing with a 4 year old is worse than being around teenagers all day.
The last 2 weeks have been a daily fight.

[fishbowlhead]

Well we’ve confirmed what we suspected last week, another little fishbowl is on its way

[Anpanman]

Congratulations! How many will there be in your shoal?

[fishbowlhead]

This will be the 2nd ravenous little piranha.

[QualityChimp]

Congrats, FBH!

With your 2nd, you'll really laugh at how precious you were with your first born.

Michael McIntyre summed it up in this great skit about Calpol: