I see a lot of people in the comments thinking family with money=good family. But a manipulator with money is sometimes even harder to deal with than one without. I hated being manipulated by money growing up, it gave me horrible guilt when I bought anything or asked for a favor from my manipulative parent. When I was…

After reading a lot of these comments this is my take. It seems like parents who struggle to have healthy boundaries with their kids and expect lack of boundaries to continue into adulthood are in for a world of hurt. even if you are programmed that having boundaries is an unkind thing (take it from me), not having…

But...the daughter does talk to her mother once a week. The problem is that she doesn’t always respond when her mother texts her (random emojis apparently? How does one even respond to that?). Which is a lot, honestly. I don’t even text my best friend that much, because who has that much to say?

It’s obvious who the parents are in these comments and who are college age kids.

The constant mention of money by the mother in this piece and in a ton of the comments made by parents is super gross. Sorry, but your relationship with your kids is not some paid subscription plan. The not-so-humble bragging mixed with faux-martyrdom is just too much.

“you’re instead targeting freaking Elmo for acting like your average 5 year old would.”

The author is very much aware that the nature of television has changed. That is the entire point of the article.

I disagree, I think the article has valid points. And as easy as it is to say “your kids shouldn’t get (insert whatever) from television! Shitty parenting alert!” most adults will acknowledge that TV shows taught them things as children. I watched Sesame Street as a kid and it did help shape me. Does that mean my…

Kittens and puppies are cute enough. Then they grow into cats and dogs and they’re awesome.Elmo has been a shrill, selfish, annoying little bitch for thirty years.

Some people have good reason to dislike their parents. It isn't a moral failing.

Yes, let’s not critically think and write about the media our children consume, let’s just let them blindly watch anything. Sounds like good parenting skills...

I’m the child of a mother who used money and gifts like this. I’m finally in my late 20s, and I’m financially stable. I could get credit from any bank I wanted if I need to make an emergency purchase that I couldn’t afford by myself (car crash, major medical thing, etc.) and it feels AMAZING to be free of my mom…

I don’t know, I think you’re being a little hard on the daughter. The first semester away at college is hard on everyone. The daughter is trying to establish her independence and I think it’s normal to pull away at first, even if you normally have a close relationship with your parents. If this behavior goes on for…

She should get together with my mom. She demands constant attention.

Kittens? No they are cute, mew and pounce. Puppies? No because they bark and roll around, are cute, and play the cutiest fetch ever. Rainbows are a amalgam of light refracting off of suspended raindrops in clouds to make a lovely multicolored sky lightshow. Annoying shrieking red puppets? *pulls out a flamethrower…

Jesus, lady. Just talk to your kid. “Sweetie, I know you’re away from home for the first time and figuring out how to live life on your own, but it worries me when we don’t get to talk to you for a while. Can we promise to call at least once a week to check in and see how things are going? I love you, and know that…

Family Matters without Urkel was boring, with Urkel it was excruciating.

You’re not alone in this, Kevin.

Just shrill red puppets.

I remember as a kid hating how Elmo was gradually taking over the show and less and less of other monsters were getting to show up. My favorite Muppet on the show as Grover and he got pushed out pretty hard for more Elmo skits. I think I gave up caring about Seaseme Street after attending one of those Live! shows that…