Not a parent, but I do feel like I've watched one example of this in real time working in childcare:
-Child struggles with something
-Parent immediately swoops in and helps, despite the kid not even asking for help
-Next time the kid doesn't struggle as long, and just looks to the parent to fix it
This often happens with things kids SHOULD struggle through (holding chalk, getting dolls' clothes on, building blocks) that kids need to learn for developmental reasons
It feeds the parent's ego because they get to save the day, but over time the kid learns not to even try to solve their own problems, and that their success is someone else's responsibility
The parents who tell their kids "You don't need me, you've got this" end up with the grittier kids
I'm glad he said this because it's MY biggest takeaway from the film. Obsession is ultimately a tragedy where a woman is stripped of her autonomy for the sake of fulfilling a "nice guy's" fantasy.
Y’all don’t wanna get Pap smears, don’t wanna have abortions, don’t wanna get get on birth control, don’t wanna use condoms. What do yall wanna do besides fuck?
Marijuana use by the FATHER now linked to miscarriage. If the father smokes pot just once a week, his wife’s miscarriage rate DOUBLES. But tell me more how weed just makes you “chill.”