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Boy is she in for a ride awakening when she goes out into the world. Kids like yours don’t fare well when their world view gets shattered the first time.

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You must have missed this part:

I will continue this throughout her entire upbringing so that if (ok, when) someone continues to do something she has said stop or no to, it will be unambiguously wrong to her.

It should feel wrong to her. That’s the point. And there will be explanations later that not everyone respects the first “stop” or “no” and that she should do something about those people.

She will learn about guns and I will offer to help her get a license to carry. I’m afraid those that would not respect her “stop” or “no” will be the ones getting their world view shattered.

It’s kind of strange that you seem to believe I won’t be able to explain this…

I’ve already had to explain that she can completely ignore people, including adults, who say things like, “god will punish you” and she’s not even 5 yet.

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58 points

You’re a moron and I’m sorry for your failed upbringing.

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I mean isn’t that most kids though? First time or in the world no matter how you do it is a shock.

What OP is doing is just the first steps to what I’m guessing is going to be a continuing education about how is ok to say no and should be respected. It isn’t the end of the road for the conversation about no

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32 points

I think they do much better because they understand they are allowed to set boundaries and expect people to respect those. That’s actually really healthy. IDK what the hell kind of weird scenarios you are imagining.

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22 points

Would you rather op ignore their daughter’s “no” so the first time a random man ignores it, it’s normal to her?

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21 points

What argument are you even making here? That women should feel the need to say yes to everything?

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21 points

Why are you so feckin upset about a kid being taught to say no

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5 points

You need cattle to make a burger.

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17 points

Why, because she won’t be a doormat? I’d think that would be a benefit.

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11 points

Bet you are the “No means yes” type of guy

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11 points

Children are, at some point, going to learn that the world is an awful place. This is inevitable. But it will go much better for them if, like in the example you’re responding to, they’ve been equipped with the tools required to navigate that awfulness.

What would you prefer? That they teach their child never to exercise any autonomy over their own body? How is that preferable?

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8 points

Weird, because I’m surrounded by these types of people in my professional jobs.

There’s also a difference between crossing personal boundaries and professional politics.

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6 points

Punch your daughter and exploit her labor for your personal profit

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Facepalm

!facepalm@lemmy.wtf

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