I think you're missing the major thesis of my comment. This is not at all about trust. For example, they literally do not understand when they are behaving like a bully. It requires educating them. They don't understand when they are being rude sometimes. They don't understand many aspects of culture, why would they? I'm not going to let middle school group dynamics shape my kids moral compass. Empathy needs to be taught, sometimes very explicitly.

I'm sure they will come to us for advice and help, and I also know they won't come going to us for everything, which is fine. But I'm not going to half ass raising my kids. That goes for dozens of topics.

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

So you do not trust your local school or its educators to observe and step in on things as utterly common as bullying?

Hellicopter parent is still a fucking complement compared to your behavior...

[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Relying on the school to teach your kids basic social skills seems shitty to me.

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 1 points 12 hours ago

This convo isn't about "basic social skills". The context is literally bullying.