Parents can make little furry loaves of fallen-out hair in the shower drain worrying about their kids getting sick. But, there’s another non-physical strain of contagion that can become an even scarier threat later.
Friends.
Children are often referred to as “sponges,” and it’s easy to get from this concept that they start out all nice and clean and empty. But when your kid starts interacting with others, parents can quickly grow worried about their kids becoming that gross, old dish sponge that really needs to replaced or donated to science.
Little Susie only started tantrum-begging after she started going to kindergarten. Little Johnny makes fun of his sister now that he hangs out with Shady McNastypants. You know exactly what I’m talking about, or you can imagine.
There are a whole bunch of things we have to deal with once our kids start absorbing stuff from other kids, but let’s look at some of the less desirable symptoms and side effects of a kid interacting with “friends.”
Fowl Mouthery
Okay. So uh… some of this may have come from you. You know. That time they were in the back seat and you got cut off by that %#$@ing %#$@er, remember?
However, kids often share curse words like germs and juicy secrets.
Idiotic Trends
When your kid comes home and says their day was “cray-cray” it’s really hard not to throw up a little inside your mind a little. Or when they start flipping bottles or fidget spinning because everyone is doing it.
You may start to have nightmares about their first job interview, but feel some relief that you probably won’t need to pay for college tuition.
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