“It’s not a principle if it doesn’t cost you anything”

Also just curious about your deeply held principles in general.

No political grandstanding please.

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    My wife, thinking I’m too careful with our child.

    I think I’m (objectively) fairly balanced, maybe leaning towards careful, sure. But really I just want the baby to grow to the point of being able to walk without involuntary nose dives with both eyeballs still intact.

    Yes, I think it’s too much for the baby to be allowed to run around with that actual kitchen tool in hand. Yes I know the baby loves it, but it’s essentially a metal rod. Constantly derails an otherwise good day to speak up, but here to on the baby’s behalf.

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      You should check out the Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff. While it’s one thing when they are a literal infant, as they become a toddler and into early childhood there will be things they should be doing on their own that will more than likely injure themselves. In order to grow and develop they need risk. The problem with risk is that sometimes they will sometimes get hurt. However it’s the only way they can truly learn and grow, and it’s also why they have rubber bones.

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      with both eyeballs still intact.

      That’s something you rather need watch out between 5 and 15 years.

      And flower pots are dangerous btw.