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Aibu to think some parents are really desperate to appear progressive & cool but it's having a detrimental effect on their kids?

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Primroseoil · 24/04/2024 22:07

We have plenty of acquaintances that appear to be extremely left wing & it appears to be an attempt to fit in with who they seem "cool" families.. Media types, Boho types.. But it appears to have had a detrimental effect on their children's education, behaviour & attitude? Aibu to blame the parents?

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Primroseoil · 24/04/2024 22:22

Basically extremely anti private schools (refusing to move one of theirs to the local school because it's against their principals, their child was really badly bullied), giving them phones at age 8 because the other families did...
Basically they are acting as champagne socialists to fit in & very condescending of those who don't align with their views.
Both parents have their pronouns on their social media & linkdin & have tried to drum gender ideology into their kids. Their eldest has asked them to remove the pronouns as it's cringe.

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UnimaginableWindBird · 24/04/2024 22:17

Working in the media has a detrimental effect on their children? Being left wing has a detrimental effect on their children? Trying to fit in with their cool friends has a detrimental effect on their children?

I can see how trying to keep up with the Joneses might not be great for kids, but it's hardly something that only applies to "progressive" parents.

Santasbigredbobblehat · 24/04/2024 22:13

Say more please.

BelindaOkra · 24/04/2024 22:12

What do you mean by cool and left wing?

Persipan · 24/04/2024 22:10

You are going to have to be waaaay clearer about whatever it is that's perturbing you, here. I genuinely don't know what you're getting at.

GerbilsForever24 · 24/04/2024 22:09

Ooh, if this is an attempt to get People frothing, you missed a few key elements. Sarcastic comments on name.choices, examples of extreme entitlement and/or rudeness, some performance parenting complaints.

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