VOY 4x10 "Random Thoughts"
I've always interpreted this episode as mocking the parents who claim their kids would be angels if not for video games.
The Mari. Mario. Coincidence? lol
this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2024
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My kids play video games. Nothing terribly violent, but even if they did it wouldn’t matter much. You see, as their parents, their mom and I make sure we talk to our children about right and wrong, fantasy and real life, and how the things they see on TV, movies, and video games are not real and not appropriate in real life; that there is a time and place for everything, and that they need to be aware of their audience.
You see, we parent our children. We recognize where fault starts and ends when it comes to their behavior. And if we thought for a moment that video games had such a negative influence on our children, we would make sure our kids didn’t play video games. Because that’s what being a parent is about.
Right but what if in this case that’s what’s going on. She’s trying to protect a highly influential people from exposure to even the concept of violence because they emulate it.
Sure, to some degree, that’s valid. It’s not like i let my kids watch R-rated movies. But, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s n other words, parents need to talk to their kids first and foremost. That has a longer-lasting and more profound effect than micromanaging your child. Plus, you can’t always be there with your children.
Helicopter//snowplow parents vs actual parenting
Jeez, my entire generation was raised watching movies like RoboCop and Rambo. They even made toys for kids, based on R rated movies like that. Which means they knew and liked that kids were watching this stuff. We turned out better than the previous generation in terms of violence I think. We grew up playing violent video games but they grew up drinking water with high lead levels so I think they turned out worse