No no! I just get frustrated with myself for not always being able to provide proper resources for him.
I do appreciate the help! Thank you.
Might go low-tech and just stick my arm in with a flashlight or something.
The typical conservative has a black-and-white view of sex and gender norms. "A man provides for his household and a women cares for the children"–type of thing, with very unhealthy views on sex, sexuality, and gendered expectations.
Hell, I was told that it was my "purpose" to one day marry, have children, and dote on my husband's every whim, and that, as a woman, it should be my desire.
Another big thing is healthy boundaries, consent, and other things. Many believe in "the chase", how women need to "submit to their husband", slut-shaming, the """proper manly emotions""" (hint: the only acceptable emotion is anger!), and those are just a few issues.
It's not healthy, and I'm not going to risk someone teaching that kind of thing to my kid.
EDIT: Downvote this if you want, but I was raised in a conservative town by a conservative family with conservative values and hung out in conservative spaces that left me scarred and traumatized. Sorry if it hurts your feelings knowing that a majority of conservatives beliefs are harmful and shitty! (:
I just want to see them go through more experiences together?
- Why do you think I don't know anything? Lol So that's not a worry.
- That's what I'm trying to fix.
Unfortunately, I do not have any close male friends, so I may need to address things myself.
I live in a conservative area and do not trust folks to educate him from those angles.
Absolutely. I respect his privacy.
Sometimes he wears headphones in his room and I do have to crack the door to have him respond. Is that okay?
NO WHY PLEASE NO
"Oki's Weird Stories" is so very good.
Also "Shaun" and very much "Shanspeare" are great, if you're looking for long-form content.
I keep thinking of more, so I'm just going to list them here:
AustinMcConnell, BobbyBroccoli, Dime Store Adventures, Fredrick Knudsen, Jenny Nicholson (already mentioned here many times!), Ahoy, Kid Leaves Stoop, Lady Emily, Sarah Z, Moon Channel, Paper Will, Soup Emporium.
Lemon beagle.
Sorry that your Neopoints were stolen.