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Today in The Atlantic, I go on the record & say that if one of my kids is doing something you think they shouldn't be, whether invading your space or otherwise misbehaving, you have my permission to just go ahead and tell them that.

We called it the Mothers' Mafia - the basic deal being that if you didn't obey them, they'd tell your parents about your misbehavior

YES notice to everyone: if one of my kiddos is acting up............. please tell them to stop!!!

Aggressively retweeting all the parents saying they agree with me "there are dozens of us! Dozens!" style.

Baby during the day: Yeah I'll sleep wherever. Cot. Bouncer. Stroller. Dealer's choice I'm not picky. Baby at night: I swear Mom if you even *think* about putting me down for 1 second I will scream so loud the neighbors call the cops. It's hold me or jail, lady. Hold me or jail!

Yes! I do this when necessary on the playground because I don’t want my son to believe that I think it’s okay for other kids to treat him badly. A parent’s silence might convey that message! Btw all you have to say is, “hey let’s not do that please,” not some crazy tirade!

Stephanie H. Murray Totally going to discipline that baby of yours when he cries in public. :)

Many American adults hesitate to correct strangers’ kids in public—but this wasn’t always so. Stephanie H. Murray argues for bringing back collective child discipline: theatln.tc/8kzTO5WO

Seconded!

Victoria Smith Plus, this week's must-reads, from Serena Sigillito, Hannah Barnes, Ivana Greco, Katy Faust, Poppy Sowerby, Stephanie H. Murray, Mary Harrington, & more: fairerdisputations.org/the-week-53020…

Fascinating.

Many American adults hesitate to correct strangers’ kids in public—but this wasn’t always so. Stephanie H. Murray argues for bringing back collective child discipline: theatln.tc/8kzTO5WO theatlantic.com/family/archive…

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Vietnam sowing: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Vietnam reaping: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

Many American adults hesitate to correct strangers’ kids in public—but this wasn’t always so. Stephanie H. Murray argues for bringing back collective child discipline: theatln.tc/8kzTO5WO theatlantic.com/family/archive…

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Many American adults hesitate to correct strangers’ kids in public—but this wasn’t always so. Stephanie H. Murray argues for bringing back collective child discipline: theatlantic.com/family/archive…