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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • This sounds well and good but it depends a lot on your kid’s personality. I’ve tried to always be open and honest with my kid about every topic they have questions about but I don’t go out of my way to put adult content in front of them. That said I feel like I’ve had to learn over time when to temper my responses because I felt like I was contributing to unnecessary anxiety.

    Having a young child worry about pandemics, nuclear weapons, etc just isn’t really productive because their mind isn’t capable of weighing risk and likelihoods the way an adult can. My kid refused to go outside and play for two days because (he asked) I told him that C. botulinum lives in the soil outside. Triggered a full blown panic attack that we would get botulism if we left the house, despite having been outside many times before that.

    So yeah, I’m not trying to set my child up for a “the future is all rainbows” but I am now trying to be a little more moderate at what and when I introduce topics.










  • For what it’s worth, the game is hugely improved since release. I have been playing through a second time the past few weeks and it’s been great. The game has lots of atmosphere. Definitely pick up Phantom Liberty if you are starting a new game and play it as you play the regular game - it’s much better done concurrently with the main story than as a tag on at the end.