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I recently asked my son to go to a concert (free ticket to see a band i know he likes) and he declined because it was an hour away on a weeknight

Either your son is more responsible than you or he already had plans to sneak out with his friends or gf 😂

Also are your kids and nieces/nephews more like young adults, teenagers or middle schoolers?

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Today@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
My kids are 30ish. If he’s sneaking out, his punishment comes from his wife, which i suspect is more effective than any grounding he got from us. 😁 Niece’s and nephews are late 30s-mid 40s. The older ones seem more likely to go out later and stay someplace longer drinking and chatting than the younger ones.

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- malloc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Oh, they are full grown adults. During the week, they are grinding at work. Sometimes they just want to come home and reset with their own family (wife, kids, games, catch up on shows, whatever). Not sure what their commute or work is like, but I can definitely see dipping out on random family events early or just not going out completely. Especially during working days.
  
  I think you just need to plan it better. Maybe schedule family dinner and events on the weekends.
  
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Izzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Kids seem depressingly lethargic these days. They will probably doomscroll tiktok instead of going out with friends.

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- VelvetStorm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The world is a depressing place what do you expect?
  
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  - Izzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I don’t have any expectations. I’m not making a judgement. Just an observation.
    
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    robotrash@lemmy.robotra.sh ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You can’t deny judgment being implied in your statement. It’s very clear how you feel so own it. I will say, however, that shitting on “the kids” or zoomers or whatever is not helpful to anyone. We desperately need to be lifting up future generations so they can help us through the shit. Talking about them in the way you do only serves to keep them “lethargic”.
    
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- girl@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  Kids seem depress~~ingly lethargic~~ed these days
  
  FTFY
  
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- Today@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I don’t think you deserve the negative reaction you’re getting. I think it just hit a nerve with some people. There does seem to be more depression in younger people and lethargy is a symptom of that.
  
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  - Izzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I don’t like it any more than anyone else. I believe social media has a negative impact on children and likely all people who use it.
    
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