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[cahn]

I used to think, with all the #metoo stuff and so on, gosh, what is it with, well, mostly men, not understanding boundaries and how to take no for an answer and respecting people's bodies and so on.

...now that I have two kids, I now think: it is freaking amazing that ANYONE, EVER, manages to understand this stuff.

Seriously: Every Single Day for the last week, possibly month, I have said something along the lines of "WE RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE'S BODIES. [A/E/I] SAID DON'T DO THAT. THAT PERSON GETS TO DECIDE ABOUT THAT PERSON'S OWN BODY." Every. Day.

(It's mostly to the three-year-old, but it's the eight-year-old a nontrivial amount of the time too.)

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[duskpeterson]

It's easy to forget, as an adult, how incredibly hard it was to learn and live ethical rules - assuming that parents have the time and energy to teach those rules. Congratulations to you for your efforts!

[cahn]

Ha, yes! Thanks. From day to day it's really not clear whether it's having any effect at all, but I think it is in the long run, hopefully :)