QuarterSwede

So, if both American and Dutch parents value independence, why do Dutch kids seem so much happier? I wonder if the key difference lies in how both sets of parents understand what freedom for kids looks like.

“Dutch parenting is all about raising self-sufficient kids,” Tracy told me. “My older two (ages 12 and 14) bike more than 10 kilometers (6 miles) daily to school since there are no school buses.

“If a teacher cancels a class, students just have free time instead of a substitute. My 14-year-old had two canceled classes this morning and simply stayed home until noon. This would be a logistical nightmare for schools and parents if we didn’t just expect our kids to sort it out.”

Dutch parenting, according to the close to a dozen parents in the Netherlands I spoke with, emphasizes allowing children a freedom of movement that many American kids don’t have. When I was in Haarlem and Amsterdam, bikes and little kids on bikes were everywhere.

Good article. We moved to an open concept neighborhood (low open fences, not “privacy” style) and the kids have a lot of movement around the neighborhood since it’s safe, and it has a lot of trails, wide sidewalks, and bike lanes. Yes, it’s more affluent. They’ve definitely been a lot happier than our last house where privacy fences were everywhere. They made friends a lot faster and seem to know everyone.

That’s rich.

Irony. Hello? Are you asleep?

That’s hilariously inaccurate.

I think this is a fair perspective and more in line with the truth.

If you’re gonna troll, at least be clever about it.

Happy Father’s Day

Fair. It’s not backtracked as much as you think. Lemmy makes it sound like the end is nigh when we’re far, far from that. Honesty that’s my biggest problem with this place, events are almost always blown way out of proportion, Gaza being the exception. I guess that’s what sensationalism breeds.

As with almost anything, the line of progress never goes up constantly and steadily. Progress is as messy as we humans are, it’s spaghetti.

100%.

The “Oracle of America” has spoken.

This isn’t really a secret in the US. Every who’s gotten out of the military recently that I’ve talked to from all different backgrounds all say the same thing, war with China is inevitable and the timeline has been moved up to 2027 from 2030. The US will not allow them to take Taiwan, too much at stake. Doubtful we’ll initiate.

Just tell us to fuck off. Maybe then you’ll get US support.

For people who haven’t been there it’s as bad as they claim and this is from someone who is used to US cell speeds and pricing. I may as well not have gotten a SIM when I went several years ago. Just absolute trash for mobile.

Good for them.

So he has a line, it’s just squiggly.

Carney, it’s gonna be a long 4 year wait.

Interesting. Guess I’m lucky.

Lol, it only takes a few days to no longer have withdraw effects of caffeine. Some Ibuprofen and Tylenol will take care of the headache in the transition.

It is weird that China is the levelheaded ones in this war. Oi.

I hate you as a company but I gotta respect the grift on this one. Well played BlackRock.

What a toddler.