The average parent on the parenting section is similar to the average parent in my community.....?

true or false? and if they're different, how?The average parent on the parenting section is similar to the average parent in my community.....?
I would say they are a lot different. The whole cell phone debate is hysterically laughable on here. In my community, I don't know a single preteen or sometimes younger without one.


Most kids here are in several different activities and everyone is run run run. On here, most ppl claim that they find a lot downtime important. I hardly know a kid that has downtime.





On here, most ppl claim that they hold their kids accountable for their actions. In my community, I rarely see a kid being held accountable. The parents defend their children tooth and nail and refuse to ever admit they've anything wrong.





It does make me wonder, how much we actually do have in common on the net, as opposed to how much more people in a community are alike.





I also see that on here many parents are quick to say they would punish their kid for this and that- but I don't see those types of reactions in our community at all. And the one time my daughter threw a tantrum in the store (as a toddler) and I left my buggy and carried her out. I got terrible looks from other parents- definitely not the encouragement you see on here.The average parent on the parenting section is similar to the average parent in my community.....?
false. i think to many parents on here skim over their imperfections and are extremists about their beliefs. in real life no one (well most people wouldn't) parade around acting ';holier then thou'; because of a parenting choice. like most people they would smile and judge silently and maybe even go home and moan and whine about it on Y!A.





i dunno about you but i don't see many childish wars between parents around my community. the only similarities i've ever seen is the few stuck up women who look at me with my babies and give me dirty looks. but even then, they don't have the courage to speak up like people on here do.
False.


I dont come in contact with SAHMs, the only moms who stay home around me, are chicks collecting welfare.


I dont talk directly to anyone who actually has conversations about spanking, non spanking, vaccinating, non vaccinating.


I know alot of single parents, and and I dont know any military wives. Its common for parents to also have a life of their own seperate from their children and go out on the weekends.


And I dont know anyone who bashes other moms, or thinks they are better than other people because ';im organic and you're not'; lol and other petty things
Not at all. Too extreme here. In real life I haven't noticed anyone dying on their sword over small stuff. None of them has gotten up in arms because I let my kids drink caffeine free diet coke. Some of my three dimensional neighbors and friends know my kids take turns sleeping with me if it's there's no school the next day, and nobody has called a social worker over it. It's easy to be a big angry giant from behind a keyboard, more difficult with a genuine confrontation you can't (x) out of. My babysitter can't block me after she tells me off. I don't know any talking bears either. Just sayin.
YA seems smarter, but the community is a mix of smart and not so smart, most of whom are doing a decent job. But they do not open up like they do on YA, so I dont know about their true feelings on many issues. It's harder for them to talk face to face than on here.
I bet some of the parents on here are the same ones in my community. I agree with Munny, the only difference is anonymity. That nice mom down the street could very well be Wu. Who knows? I could be Madonna.
true





they are the same people just with the added freedom of being anonymous





well that and in real life I cant be reported to the Y! masters. :(





There is thing called free speech in the real world...
false


i can actually relate to the average parent here on answers - by average im thinking of users i like and am familiar with - plus i like them
If the average parent in my community were similar to my close contacts that would be a plus...if they are like the TYPICAL Goof-Ball Parenting Section parent...God help their children...
I think i missed something. LOL





I Would have to say False.
I hope not.





That means I'd need to look for a new neighborhood.