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orientation for my daughter at UGA (yea we did something wrong) one of the mothers asked, “ who cleans the children’s’ rooms” We found that amazing but not surprising. Our kids cleaned their rooms at home and away at college. H/E my granddaughter pays her roommate $10 to make my granddaughter’s bed (jr at UNC). IDK what the he… has happened.

Posted: 09/04/2025 at 10:47 PM ET

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How did the ultimate free-range kids of Gen X and early Gen Y -- Tafkam Hokie Sep 04, 2025 at 05:01 PM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 09/04/25 05:01 PM ET

Probably because those parents remember what they did as kids during that -- 89HOKIE Sep 05, 2025 at 06:13 AM ET

89HOKIE • 09/05/25 06:13 AM ET

Many years ago while at Freshman ◄ -- skautdog Sep 04, 2025 at 10:47 PM ET

skautdog • 09/04/25 10:47 PM ET

"My parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio." -- KCHokie2 Sep 04, 2025 at 10:04 PM ET

KCHokie2 • 09/04/25 10:04 PM ET

The world is much more negative/evil than decades ago** -- astrohokie Sep 04, 2025 at 08:20 PM ET

astrohokie • 09/04/25 08:20 PM ET

Is it? -- vthokieq Sep 05, 2025 at 08:13 AM ET

vthokieq • 09/05/25 08:13 AM ET

This. We're just more connected than we were decades ago -- Beerman Sep 05, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET

Beerman • 09/05/25 12:00 PM ET

I think it IS much more negative insofar as the negative information gets -- Late 80s Hokie Sep 05, 2025 at 08:36 AM ET

Late 80s Hokie • 09/05/25 08:36 AM ET

1000% this... As example... -- Burruss Writer Sep 05, 2025 at 10:27 AM ET

Burruss Writer • 09/05/25 10:27 AM ET

Yeah, by any objective measure, living in the US is WAY safer now vs. -- Tafkam Hokie Sep 05, 2025 at 08:56 AM ET

Tafkam Hokie • 09/05/25 08:56 AM ET

I think it's because the world is so different from the one we grew up in.. -- MP4VT2004 Sep 04, 2025 at 07:58 PM ET

MP4VT2004 • 09/04/25 07:58 PM ET

i’ve seen the same happen with free-range chickens. they henpeck kids ** -- squarerootofone Sep 04, 2025 at 06:32 PM ET

squarerootofone • 09/04/25 06:32 PM ET

When I was around 12, I decided to never have kids. When I met TSO, -- PhotoHokieNC Sep 04, 2025 at 06:06 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 09/04/25 06:06 PM ET

Oh boy** -- turkeywinghokie Sep 04, 2025 at 06:17 PM ET

turkeywinghokie • 09/04/25 06:17 PM ET

Parents have become wildly protective and seeing goblins in every corner. -- ColoVT82 Sep 04, 2025 at 05:50 PM ET

ColoVT82 • 09/04/25 05:50 PM ET

(not math)** -- PhotoHokieNC Sep 04, 2025 at 06:07 PM ET

PhotoHokieNC • 09/04/25 06:07 PM ET

^^^whistling awfully close to the graveyard^^^ ** -- Burruss Writer Sep 05, 2025 at 10:32 AM ET

Burruss Writer • 09/05/25 10:32 AM ET