Comment on How do I deal with children following me around in video games?
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 days ago
Start giving them chores.
You might get some work done for free, or you might make them bored enough to leave.
Or you’ll get a shitty, half-done job that you’ll have to spend more time fixing, while the kid practically begs you for approval.
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Ah this is also how people historically deal with children following them around in real life. Great things ahead. An army of urchins at OP’s disposal.
brown567@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I’ve heard the phrase “if a kid isn’t cleaning then they’re messing” and thought it sounded cruel, but now I’ve got a toddler and I’ve come to realize that he is constantly and enthusiastically effecting his environment, but he’s just as happy to effect it for the better if pointed in that direction. Kids like doing stuff, and they like it even more if it accomplishes something praiseworthy
Slashme@lemmy.world 3 days ago
To “effect” something is to make it happen. “Effecting change” is the typical usage.
To modify something is to “affect” it. So children are affecting their environment.
FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Even today i am a toddler at heart. I resigned mysekf to being a sidequest guy a while ago