Why Are Skulls So Hard To Draw?!

Why are skulls so hard to draw?!

This is absolutely a problem for me. My kids ask me what a word means and I have to pull out the dictionary because "It's like uhm... this, sorta..." is not a good definition for kids learning language exactly.

the problem with reading and writing leading to a strong vocabulary is that you tend to know the vibe of words instead of their meanings.

if I used this word in a sentence, would it make sense? absolutely. if you asked me what it meant, could I tell you? absolutely not.

whats everyones first video game (criteria can be whatever you want but im going for the first game i remember playing as a kid) mine's harvest moon friends of mineral town

My best guess is they are equating the refusal to read fairytales with a lack of history knowledge? But yeah. It can be hard to know what is appropriate for each kid at each age. And I'm glad to see another parent who pays attention to their kid's preferences. I get so much pushback because I treat my children like they are their own people and not extensions of me or my property. It's so weird. It's nice to know I'm not alone in examining things and trusting that my kids know what they like and don't.

I just saw a post like "no one tells fairy tales to their kids anymore it's so sad."

And I'm like.

Look I'm sorry I don't want to tell my kids the "be careful about going alone because a man will murder your grandma and then eat you" story, the "god help you if you're born poor and your family is mean to you because your only way out will be to luck into marrying a rich person" story, the "the only way to keep some asshole from destroying your house is to build a better house out of more expensive materials because otherwise you're just asking for it" story, the "strange old women will try to bribe you then eat you" story, or any of the others.

I don't tell my kids fairy tales because, to be honest, a lot of fairy tales made me super uncomfortable as a kid, I didn't like them, they made me afraid of everyone outside of my family in the world, and those aren't lessons I want to pass on in those terms.

We still tell are kids stories. I just have way more options now for WHICH stories they're exposed to.

This isn't a bad thing, ffs.

It me. 🤷‍♂️

@unforth Oh lol. I just said that there are so many good stories in the world and I like to read my kids myths and legends from other cultures sometimes. But that it is nice to see someone else who looked at fairytales and went hmm what are these teaching kids and are they too scary. And that I had a lot of push back when I brought it up. Tumblr really said "This is too contentious." 😂 Mostly I am just nodding my head with what you said.

I just saw a post like "no one tells fairy tales to their kids anymore it's so sad."

And I'm like.

Look I'm sorry I don't want to tell my kids the "be careful about going alone because a man will murder your grandma and then eat you" story, the "god help you if you're born poor and your family is mean to you because your only way out will be to luck into marrying a rich person" story, the "the only way to keep some asshole from destroying your house is to build a better house out of more expensive materials because otherwise you're just asking for it" story, the "strange old women will try to bribe you then eat you" story, or any of the others.

I don't tell my kids fairy tales because, to be honest, a lot of fairy tales made me super uncomfortable as a kid, I didn't like them, they made me afraid of everyone outside of my family in the world, and those aren't lessons I want to pass on in those terms.

We still tell are kids stories. I just have way more options now for WHICH stories they're exposed to.

This isn't a bad thing, ffs.