Badly behaved kids are the fault of the parents. We need to be publicly shaming the bad parents.

I’d say it should be modeled after what you think of as an ideal authority figure (bosses, cops, et cetera) for both the fully rational and productive people (which you assume yourself to be) and the shitbags (which you probably are, Mr. Burntpopcornatwork). The big one is that authority figures owe it to you to give…

Yes, pick your battles. Are you willing to die on that hill? What difference will this make in 1 week, 1 month, 1 year or 10? The decisions you make daily when dealing with your children add up. Allow them their privacy, becoming an adult requires privacy, the formation of independence (thoughts & actions; some we may…