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kathleen♡ :
word for word… you have time for the things you care about !!! i literally saw your other video in regards to this whole conversation yesterday & had to come back bc this is what i saw today on the train… just beautiful & i let her know how i just saw a video about how parents nowadays aren’t really putting in effort to check hw’s, tell their kids to read & just be present with their kids so what she’s doing is amazing & she was so happy her effort was recognized & her kids looked so proud too. it’s just beautiful.. so there really is no excuse.
2025-09-11 21:06:34
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Sheeeeebs :
The amount of kids I see in a grocery store cart or at a restaurant with an iPad instead of having a conversation with their parent is wild. Kids should be engaged with the world or else they will constantly be anxious about everything because it will feel unfamiliar.
2025-09-09 22:51:53
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proseandroses 🇺🇲 :
Okay, you're speaking from the position of someone who was raised in a 2 (educated)- parent house. That's not relatable to the parents we're talking about. Parents don't necessarily work the same hours that kids are at school. A lot of them are 2nd shifters and don't see their kids often. We also have a lot of parents who illiterate themselves. Children and adults scroll on phones and zone out because they are exhausted. They are overworked, underpaid, and living in a constant state of stress. Reading together is not a joyful activity for most of these families. The kids say they hate reading and the adults avoid because they don't read well. So we need to understand that what we're suggesting is that they utilize their free time to do more work. It may make sense to you, but if it doesn't make sense to them they're not going to do it and if this conversation doesn't lead to improved outcomes then we're not on the right track yet.
2025-09-11 21:49:50
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user3986748181502 :
The time wasted arguing and scrolling on tiktok could be with our kids
2025-09-10 00:01:04
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Janine_J :
Of course parents and kids are pressed for time but I’d also like to see everyone’s screen time 💀
2025-09-09 21:53:06
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cc :
Kids don't need as many activities, there's no way everyone needs to play AAU and travel ball. Especially if you're arguing that you can't make time for academics at home.
2025-09-09 23:18:43
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Ya Momma :
Do... Do they think our parents didn't work too? Some of us had parents working multiple jobs & they still made sure homework was done & we could read.
2025-09-10 01:03:22
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Alexandryia_Jae :
I am a single parent of 2 children. They are active in their hobbies, I have my hobbies and we still have fun. We read 30 min a day. We review school work and previous tests. I also print out sheets to supplement. No electronics during the week. And some evenings we rest.
2025-09-09 22:08:39
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readsnotreads :
Ironically I agree with the comment but mainly because kids are being over scheduled, not because parents are working more. You have LITTLE kids playing 2-3 organized sports, travel ball, etc etc. Parents are prioritizing their kids being busy over education, learning, etc
2025-09-10 02:07:42
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Lindsay 🖤 :
I’m sorry my parents both had full time jobs (sometimes my dad had multiple part time jobs) & a 1.5hr commute each way in the 90’s & they taught us to read & cook & clean…these ppl just don’t wanna be parents…
2025-09-09 23:15:37
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Amanda Reinert691 :
As an educator, I have set on more than one occasion that I feel like homes are being treated more like frat houses. Everyone lives in the same building, but nobody is connected to what anybody else in the building is doing children not just require a place to live they require people to teach them while they’re living with those adults.
2025-09-09 22:23:43
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Christina :
My mom was a single parent. She did it all and was a nurse who picked up OT. But when getting my bath, she would read to me, this knocking out 2 things at once. While driving/ walking to different places she would teach me different things or all me to spell words AND use those words in a sentence. Again, two things at once. Facts are, these days parents aren't present. I see so many walking and the child is 5 ft behind them and the parent is on the phone. Kids don't have books in the home. Y'all plop them in front of a screen and that's it.
2025-09-09 21:22:59
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whyamionhere :
My mom was a single mom for part of my childhood, worked 3 jobs to send me to private school, paid thousands for AND spent time on education at home (summer hw, prep courses, etc) and as a result I was always on the honor roll, have 4 degrees including two from Harvard & MIT. This isn’t to brag …it’s all the result of God and my mom’s PARENTING. lots of ppl want to “have kids” but don’t want to “be parents”.
2025-09-09 22:06:58
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The Reality Analyst 📊 :
People should only be able to make comments like this if they attach a screenshot of their daily screen time average
2025-09-10 02:39:01
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Zw630 :
I would ask this person what about TEACHERS who are also working parents? Do they think we don’t have children of our own? Yesterday my son got his first homework assignment and guess what, we did it first thing, got dinner, had soccer practice and got everything done. It’s not hard.
2025-09-10 11:03:37
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templestreak :
there's a limited amount of time but Im sorry outside of extreme cases it doesn't matter. I taught my twins to count at 2 pushing them in the grocery cart doing call and response. If you use what you got then you got what you need.
2025-09-09 22:41:20
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loftsignal :
They don’t wanna give up Netflix or TikTok
2025-09-10 03:31:27
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Eatschmitt :
I work full time. My daughter lives 14 hours away from me. I still review her spelling words with her each week at least once. I spent around 8 hours last week helping her with her class representative speech. She’s in third grade. I make my daughter a priority. It may be hard at times but she deserves nothing less than my best.
2025-09-11 00:42:02
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Aviva أفيفا🫒🧄🥯 :
Also, our parents would get along SO well with the way you describe their involvement lol
2025-09-09 23:28:35
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🫧Marissa🫧 :
And part of the learning they could do at home is learning to be bored. That creates space for free play, creativity, and imagination. That doesn’t need the parent to be around…just stop shoving a screen in front of them
2025-09-10 20:46:52
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sahartist :
The fact that the illiteracy crisis is so pervasive tells me that it’s not a matter of parents’ personal choices, but a systemic failing. If that many parents are failing to put in the time at home, theres clearly more to it than laziness or shirking of responsibilities. I say this as an educator. I am not a parent. I care about the kids first and foremost.
2025-09-10 03:48:06
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MimiJam5 :
I have saw this talking point several times within the past year. My question, in response to this talking point, has always been "Who are watching these kids while the parents are working all of these hours? Can their caregivers tell the kids to pick up books to read?" And let's be honest, here: not every parent has multiple jobs and are working to the point of physical exhaustion. If they have enough free time to play a couple of rounds of video games, gossip, get on social media for an hour or 2...They have the time to help their kids.
2025-09-09 21:34:05
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Jeanne.Schlichting :
My mom was a 7p-7a ICU nurse also!!! I rarely saw her sleep! We were her priority ALL THE TIME, EVERY TIME!
2025-09-11 00:18:42
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L :
They have time for every sport and club under the sun, but no time for basic skills or learning? There’s time, they’re just using it how THEY want
2025-09-10 09:46:09
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prettythanostok :
I agree for the most part, especially as a very hands on dad, HOWEVER, like you kinda later acknowledged, that time math doesn’t work with commutes. There’s 2.5 hours a workday that’s not being accounted for. This issue here is capitalism & the current work structure. So while I agree, I also have empathy, as a parent who has a significant commute. A lot of parents are exhausted after the necessities. I think I’m only going on a spiel because I find a lot of these discussions focus on giving takes instead of productive. When it focuses on parents “not being honest that they’re just not prioritizing their kids”, it ends up being more of a judgement than help. Calling things “excuses” is dismissive. Especially coming from this perspective.
2025-09-10 12:48:55
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