I found this a forgotten tab containing this article by Laurie Penny, about cancel culture and our reactions to it.
It's good stuff!
https://lauriepenny.substack.com/p/cancelling-crybullies-and-consequences
I wonder what other treasures lurk in my sea of browser tabs?
So, in case there was any doubt, I overthink #parenting sometimes.
How do you prevent the kind of fragility that becomes bigotry? How do you teach people to not hear "you did a bad thing" as "you are bad"?
With my little one, I make it explicit:
I'm mad at you but I still love you. Or, you made a mistake but that's OK. Or, you made a mistake, oh well, let's fix it. Or, you are so naughty and that's fine, all kids are naughty sometimes.
It's a habit I cultivated. I hope it works!
@dirk Oh yes. I routinely admit to making mistakes and make a point of talking about it and apologizing too if it impacts her. It's important.