Filing away to drop on the 8yo, either when they're complaining about boredom, or begging for a smartphone like everyone else already has... #parenting #wisdom
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John Faithful Hamer
“The reason we often associate boredom with childhood is that it is such an intolerable state that as soon as we’re old enough to wrestle autonomy away from our parents, we organize our life to avoid it at all costs.”—Chris Hayes, The Sirens’ Call (2025)
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