You guys are so damn enamored of your stupid electronic devices that your kids are totally free-range. In every scene, the kids are jumping around while their alleged "parents" are staring a phone, only getting attention when they seem to be on the verge of destroying another piece of conspicuous consumption.
Then, once the problem of untrained children jumping on furniture is "solved" with the purchase of a trampoline, the "parents" go right back to ignoring those kids- never mind that every single trampoline sold in the United States comes with a warning not to let children play on them without parental supervision. The "parents" are close enough to notice a seriously hurt child and are holding a device that can connect with emergency services so it's all good, I guess. I bet these wonderful people are even committed to glancing outside to "check" on the kids during moments the dopamine hits from the entertainment the phone is providing is interrupted.
I don't understand this mindset at all. Those children you chose to have are going to be children only for a moment. This is the time to revitalize your own youth, and build permanent emotional bonds, by engaging with your offspring. Instead, you choose to act like they are annoyances distracting you from the REAL joy of your life- a freaking phone. Your priorities are absolutely insane. Your kids are being denied real parents, and you are denying YOURSELVES the joy of experiencing your children's innocent youthful joy- for this?
Don't come to me complaining that your kids grew up too fast or, now that they are out of the house, never visit. You reap what you sow. Turn the damn phone off. Turn the damn tv off. Engage with your kids. Ok rant over.
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