OMG YES! When I became a stepparent to my 3, I was genuinely concerned about them because they never went out. Now that I’ve gotten over that and learned that social interactions in their generation are online as opposed to IRL, my big concern is that they don’t know how to do nothing. If the internet goes down, they are genuinely distre…
OMG YES! When I became a stepparent to my 3, I was genuinely concerned about them because they never went out. Now that I’ve gotten over that and learned that social interactions in their generation are online as opposed to IRL, my big concern is that they don’t know how to do nothing. If the internet goes down, they are genuinely distressed. They can’t just sit and stare out a window or lose themselves in daydreams. And that makes me so sad. Worried, and so so sad.
Totally agree, we're learning as we go too, trusting them (even when sad) to do what they think is best. Problem is, we see the distress too, so clearly, and it makes us so heavy and worried.
OMG YES! When I became a stepparent to my 3, I was genuinely concerned about them because they never went out. Now that I’ve gotten over that and learned that social interactions in their generation are online as opposed to IRL, my big concern is that they don’t know how to do nothing. If the internet goes down, they are genuinely distressed. They can’t just sit and stare out a window or lose themselves in daydreams. And that makes me so sad. Worried, and so so sad.
Totally agree, we're learning as we go too, trusting them (even when sad) to do what they think is best. Problem is, we see the distress too, so clearly, and it makes us so heavy and worried.