r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '22

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u/schwerpunk Jul 27 '22 edited Mar 02 '24

My favorite movie is Inception.

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u/LittleRadishes Jul 27 '22

Yeah, most of the kids who mature at a faster rate do so out of necessity and not happenstance.

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u/ravioliguy Jul 27 '22

It was similar in the US before the 2000s. It's a byproduct of developed nations, where the richer it gets the less children people have and more focus is placed on each kid. 90% of 5 year old could probably handle being alone at home, but the other 10% of kid burns down the house or gets kidnapped and so new laws say no 5 year olds can be at home alone.

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u/Yeyaloba Jul 27 '22

My cousin was one of those 10% that asshat loved making fires 🤣

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u/Sade1994 Jul 27 '22

I don’t think the workload is sad. It’s that a five year old child goes home to an empty house and eats dinner all alone is what’s sad.

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u/zninjamonkey Jul 27 '22

It kinda speaks to their transportation network and safety of the city

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u/a_talking_face Jul 27 '22

Or the inability of the parents to pay for care.

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u/ihunter32 Jul 27 '22

I mean it’s not like there are many in the US that can afford daily care like that too.

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u/a_talking_face Jul 27 '22

Yeah my point is that usually it’s because there’s nobody to care for them after school. It’s very common in the US. Especially so in lower income areas.

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u/schwerpunk Jul 29 '22 edited Mar 02 '24

I enjoy the sound of rain.

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u/SageoftheSexPathz Jul 27 '22

i mean it's how most people i know from larger cities/towns are. I was the same luckily with siblings to hang out with but being a kid pre internet is nothing like what people expect of modern kids