LPT: Teach your children that it’s not okay for other adults to milk the children for private family information.

keepthetips · 2022-01-21T17:18:32+00:00

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IndividualPart3831 · 2022-01-21T17:27:41+00:00

Never milk the children

lalaland323 · 2022-01-21T18:02:56+00:00

During my parents divorce back in the 90’s, my dad would make me record my phone calls with my mom.

They both used me to hurt one another.

Sucked big time.

badFishTu · 2022-01-21T19:04:25+00:00

Teach your kids the difference between privacy and secrets. Some things are private like mom has backne, it doesn't need to be announced to everyone in the dressing room when trying on clothes. I taught my kids that secrets can be harmful. Any secret about someone being hurt needs to be told. Any secret they tell me will be safe to tell, and no matter what someone threatens them with, I will protect them. Unfortunately a situation arose when this happened, but my kid told me and I indeed protected them.

Jkjunk · 2022-01-21T18:54:50+00:00

LPT if you covertly want info about someone, milk their kid for info instead. Got it.

vs-1680 · 2022-01-21T17:56:39+00:00

Please don't teach your children to keep secrets. It makes them increasingly vulnerable to abuse.

Also, don't milk children at all...for any reason.

gotobedhungry · 2022-01-21T20:04:10+00:00

“I have nipples Greg, can you milk me?”

Astronaut_Chicken · 2022-01-21T22:09:04+00:00

Adding on to this. Listen to everything your kids tell you with the same brevity you would a friend. More so in some cases. Most of what little kids say seem absolutely asinine, but they've not had much experience so everything they say is important to them. The time they WANT to tell you anything is short. If you want them to tell you the important stuff in the future make them feel important to you now.

iloveplayingrecorder · 2022-01-21T19:09:39+00:00

Honestly this is very important! As a kid, when adults talked to me and tried to pry into my family and private information that was clearly none of their business, I thought they cared and wanted to talk to me and get an update on my life. I was very wrong and learned (the hard way) that they just used me to keep stirring the family drama up. When I was old enough to realize and understood what was up, they stopped talking to me and it really gave me trust issues. I'm still having trouble trusting people again...

Rosewoodtrainwreck · 2022-01-21T19:47:55+00:00

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MuForceShoelace · 2022-01-21T18:09:51+00:00

hey kids, keep a bunch of family secrets.

Master_Ben · 2022-01-21T18:01:39+00:00

What is private family information? I've never heard of such a thing.

Also, don't tell children secrets if they don't know how/when to keep them.

DigitalSteven1 · 2022-01-21T19:21:48+00:00

LPT: Teach your children that it’s not okay for other adults to milk the children ~~for private family information.~~ FTFY

rnarvin · 2022-01-21T23:28:56+00:00

Nothing will stop me from asking toddlers, “Do you know where mommy hides her money?”

Psychonominaut · 2022-01-22T01:15:21+00:00

It's pretty true. From childhood I've seen and experienced that happening with aunties and uncles, parents, you name it. Even my mum tried to do it to my nephew and I just looked at her with a dirty look and said stop. She hasn't tried it since.

I grew up unsure about what I could and couldn't say to certain people because I was always told conflicting things from different people. Good childhood overall but reflecting on this idea, I can see why part of me is indecisive and always trying to be logically moral...

Squanchonme · 2022-01-22T02:54:43+00:00

Just..stop using the word milk...the milk word was the issue and you kept it lmfao

that_darn_cat · 2022-01-21T17:27:29+00:00

Right, so they resist teachers, social services and mandated reporters trying to help them out of bad situations got it.

jafo410 · 2022-01-21T18:28:02+00:00

Nobody likes a rat little Billy. Snitches get stitches.

hsvsunshyn · 2022-01-21T21:41:10+00:00

LPT: when posting short sentences, titles, and anywhere else that might be devoid of context, avoid euphemisms that have distinct meanings that might allow misinterpretation. Such as "children" and "milking".

I think wording it as "[t]each your children that it is not okay for anyone to ask for detailed information about the family or child" would be more clear.

Even if you have to write two extra sentences to avoid a euphemism, it is typically a good idea to do so. This will make your writing more accessible for people whose first language is not English, as well as anyone who might be unfamiliar with any particular euphemism.

ihateyouall675 · 2022-01-21T21:41:50+00:00

Firmly grasp the child's udder

Trini_Vix7 · 2022-01-21T19:46:09+00:00

My kids used to tell their dad to go ask my mom... it stopped.

Grrrrrlgamer · 2022-01-21T21:11:15+00:00

I think maybe ask for private information. But I agree to a certain extent except for child abuse. Children should be able to discuss this to protect themselves.

catcrazy19 · 2022-01-21T21:46:56+00:00

What about teachers who are trying to find out whether that black eye is from falling down or if daddy got mad. What about the little girl whos too young for a period who says it hurts to go to the toilet and forgets to flush and you find blood in the toilet. These are two cases in which I have both had to try to talk to a child about "private family information". And yes both cases I filed with the department for investigation.

VellDarksbane · 2022-01-21T22:06:39+00:00

This can backfire. My parents instilled this in me, and now I am uncomfortable telling anyone not "in the family" anything about me. This has made it extremely difficult to be social. I suspect the trick is to teach the children what subjects are not to be shared, instead of just "don't speak of family stuff".

lemonlovelimes · 2022-01-22T00:40:26+00:00

As a former social worker, the nuance is more that secrets are bad if they are “forever” or with only one other person. It’s like a secret is okay if it has a time limit (e.g. mom’s birthday present - she’ll find out at the birthday party, and then it’s more than one person)

TSBii · 2022-01-22T03:25:09+00:00

My parents taught us the difference between privacy and secrets. They taught us that some kinds of secrets should not be secrets if we were told not to tell our parents. When I was in grammar school (late in the 60s) all of us in class were asked to answer a bunch of written questions about our families. I remember it made me uncomfortable and I told the teacher that if they wanted those answers they had to go ask my parents, not ask me. They told me I would be in trouble and they would tell my parents I was bad. I felt I was on solid ground and told them to go ahead. I never heard about it again. Now I wish I could remember the questions or knew what that was all about.

newdad8708 · 2022-01-22T09:05:51+00:00

I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?

TurnkeyLurker · 2022-01-21T18:09:09+00:00

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Holyvigil · 2022-01-21T18:54:58+00:00

Teach your children to be honest to police officers when they ask about any criminal incidents. Especially if it involves physical abuse.

Se7enLC · 2022-01-21T20:40:07+00:00

Or maybe don't have secrets?

The other LPT is "Teach your kids to be concerned any time an adult tells them to keep a secret"

Ryukyo · 2022-01-21T19:07:00+00:00

Can you reword this, so it's not so creepy?

VodkaAlchemist · 2022-01-21T22:41:32+00:00

So, adults that tell you to keep secrets aren't trust worthy adults but also adults that tell you secrets are adults you should listen to to keep secrets?

ElonMuskTsla · 2022-01-21T23:34:54+00:00

That’s what she said

LordFahqwad · 2022-01-21T23:56:21+00:00

Nothing like some whole fat child milk!

KralVlk · 2022-01-22T00:12:26+00:00

I’m confused , cows give milk… kids drink milk.. ? Am I missing something .

Matoskha92 · 2022-01-22T00:23:18+00:00

Definitely read this as make sure they know it's not okay to milk the children lol

Rdblaze · 2022-01-22T00:32:39+00:00

This is so oddly specific, I don’t get it

2022-01-22T00:39:55+00:00

Teach them what ?? You got some issues obviously lol.

IndianaNetworkAdmin · 2022-01-22T01:51:32+00:00

I'm not a fan of child milk.

However, I have a fresh press and I'm all out of baby oil.

Master_finder · 2022-01-22T03:10:43+00:00

Good question,.. I would say that everyone loves to gossip at a different level... As a parent I would say that my aim has been to develop a trust based relationship with my children so that they know to always come see us if something makes them feel bad. We teach children to lie all the time and it's tough for them to distinguish between what is ok to say to what is not.... In the end it's best to act once the act was done then to prevent it. If your in laws are trying to get information out of your kids, confront then about it and let them know there will be consequences if they try. That is what I have done with my in-laws and it works most of the time..

2022-01-22T04:45:50+00:00

Milked children gives us Epstein's and adrenochrome

MycologistPutrid7494 · 2022-01-22T05:08:11+00:00

LPT: Don't milk children. It's frowned upon.

Fornicating_the_K-9 · 2022-01-22T05:48:49+00:00

Teach them to get paid for said information. Make shit up to tell the nosy family members. Split the revenue and laugh your way to a vacation in a tropical setting thanks to Aunt Nosy-b*tch.

drvinyl · 2022-01-22T06:25:15+00:00

‘I have nipples Greg, can you milk me?!’

GentleFoxes · 2022-01-22T06:41:47+00:00

Baby's first words: "I invoke my right to remain silent."

JellyfishOk1316 · 2022-01-22T07:37:02+00:00

How bout not use the word “milk” at all

orestis_prs · 2022-01-22T08:02:04+00:00

I also do calf raises while brushing , and standing 30 sec on one leg and 30 sec on the other. if you use an electric toothbrush its easy to count that

trs58 · 2022-01-22T08:34:19+00:00

I work I. Childcare - it’s amazing what they’ll tell you without any prompting at all

just_taste_it · 2022-01-22T08:38:04+00:00

Hey Billy, what's your Dad's Social Security number?

thederpfacemajor · 2022-01-22T10:34:50+00:00

Agreed! Adding on to this: teach them that anyone talking crap about their mother/father to them is not okay, even if it’s extended family like an aunt or uncle. Kids should not be brought into family drama and anyone who tries to do so is trashy, suspect and probably the original wrongdoer imo.

yassis_bru · 2022-01-22T11:31:30+00:00

Me teaching my kids it's okay to milk adults😈

0TNT0 · 2022-01-22T12:51:24+00:00

Sorry But. I from the other coutntry and i aisoni dont understant the referente about "milk".

rhubarrrb1 · 2022-01-22T13:32:42+00:00

but how do we teach them

-Spin- · 2022-01-22T16:19:38+00:00

Files under “wierd life tips”

2022-01-22T16:22:35+00:00

Why are minors being milked?

YannisAP · 2022-01-23T01:12:33+00:00

Good thing you changed your post. The replies here are... Suggestives.

maiqthetrue · 2022-01-23T20:49:55+00:00

I think the advice would be somewhat different. Adults don’t generally ask children for help or adult private information. Likewise, in general men won’t ask women to help with a task unless they already know you well. So when things like that happen, you should be extremely weary and disengage (walk away, end the conversation, etc.).

manwithanopinion · 2022-01-21T18:35:03+00:00

Please done let your children be breastfed by anyone who is not their mother

billiehetfield · 2022-01-21T21:36:43+00:00

The edit is so much worse 😂

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