Teenagers

Yeah I think I grew up under more public scrutiny than anyone I knew at the time so I have a weird and deeply ingrained viewpoint when it comes to public/private and parental relationships. When people (never my parents) told me to stop growing up (or noted how much I had grown with a sense of sadness) all I could imagine was a living hell in which I was a puny child forever and never got to make any decisions for myself, permanently stuck like a pet or something. I realize that it is quite normal for ppl to say this, and my disgust is compounded by this particular woman and her use of her kids as props for her skin care products (she makes the boy pose for before/after photos to show how well her natural skin care products took care of his acne)

Anyway it's really weird to see people I only knew when I was a teenager (ppl I went to hs with and basically never saw again) have their own teenagers and what cliches they latch onto. It's interesting I guess.

this particular woman and her use of her kids as props for her skin care products (she makes the boy pose for before/after photos to show how well her natural skin care products took care of his acne)

That's quite the extra element to this already embarrassing story. Maybe "They grow so fast!" is the 832th most-cringe inducing action this woman has taken against her kids.

could be. she is also into some weird precious metal thing you're supposed to place under your pillow for sound sleep or something? she's really pass-agg about her snake oil sales.

Yeah I think I grew up under more public scrutiny than anyone I knew at the time so I have a weird and deeply ingrained viewpoint when it comes to public/private and parental relationships. When people (never my parents) told me to stop growing up (or noted how much I had grown with a sense of sadness) all I could imagine was a living hell in which I was a puny child forever and never got to make any decisions for myself, permanently stuck like a pet or something. I realize that it is quite normal for ppl to say this, and my disgust is compounded by this particular woman and her use of her kids as props for her skin care products (she makes the boy pose for before/after photos to show how well her natural skin care products took care of his acne)

Anyway it's really weird to see people I only knew when I was a teenager (ppl I went to hs with and basically never saw again) have their own teenagers and what cliches they latch onto. It's interesting I guess.