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WCDT: 2460-2464 (3-7 June, 2013) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Is it cold in here?:
She may be trying to wriggle out from under over-protectiveness. It's a natural and healthy reaction on her part. Agreed that Dora should not undermine Jim.
Considering the escaped bears and kung-fu monks on the streets, CoD might be the safest place in town.
Sam, Dora, phone calls are cheap ...
Storel:
--- Quote from: Fen on 06 Jun 2013, 00:22 ---Is it normal to be that concerned for a 13-year-old? When I was her age I was running about freely =/. She's not exactly a preschooler.
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Same for me when I was 13, but parents today are much more paranoid than they were back in the '70s. So yeah, I'd say this was relatively normal for nowadays, although I agree that today's attitudes are too overprotective. Here's an article about one mom's attempt to avoid overprotectiveness, and how she caught hell from a lot of people for it: http://www.freerangekids.com/why-i-let-my-9-year-old-ride-the-subway-alone/
Neko_Ali:
More to the point, Sam has been shown to be a bit of a rebellious child. The last time she snuck off to hang out at the Coffee of Doom she got into quite a bit of trouble. And Faye is the 'cool aunt' figure who enables shenanigans that will turn Jim's hair even more white. So yeah.. Dora's not in the wrong here. She's being a responsible adult and business owner. The next step of business I'm sure will be a call to Jim. But she has to impress to Sam that she just can't wander into the shop whenever she feels like it to hang out. Especially and go hiding in the cabinets.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Storel on 06 Jun 2013, 13:12 ---Here's an article about one mom's attempt to avoid overprotectiveness, and how she caught hell from a lot of people for it: http://www.freerangekids.com/why-i-let-my-9-year-old-ride-the-subway-alone/
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I went to school across town on my own by bus daily at the age of five.
Loki:
I wish I could post something to that effect, but I had a helicopter dad. I wasn't allowed to go alone to school until seventh grade or so, until my father for once caved under mom's influence.
For comparison, most of the people I knew came to school alone in fifth grade. This is in an urban area which is quite safe, mind you.
It occurs to me now that I might have had more freedom at 13 than Sam does. :angelface:
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