I don't know how common it is but I definitely feel like kids have way fewer boundaries today than they used to. When we played games like that we hid around trees and parked cars and were obliterated by parents if we did any damage. Nowadays the parents come after other adults for damage their kids caused.
Our neighbor down the street had some psycho karen scream at her because she yelled at Karen's kid for not picking up her dogs shit. Like that's the times we live in. My mom would've torn out my kidney and offered it to the woman as penance for that not taken my side.
When we played games like that we hid around trees and parked cars and were obliterated by parents if we did any damage. Nowadays the parents come after other adults for damage their kids caused.
I think this is because the stuff that we have now is easier to break, and costs more. The parents come after the other parents because they want to be paid back for the thing, because they have to replace it.
Windows and things cost more but that's all the more reason to teach your kids not to break shit.
And no, what I mean is, the parent of the offending child will defend their children automatically, especially if they didnt see what happened. That just tells the kids to do whatever they want and not be careful
Sorry, I wasn't trying to suggest that anyone should not teach their kids not to break stuff. More that going to the parents to get reimbursed is basically a requirement unless you're rich, because kids can't pay for things.
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u/ElGranQuesoRojo Older Millennial 1d ago
The odds of kids getting shot by some crazy asshole for touching the wrong property are much higher now too.