No, Our Kids Are Not OK

A Cry from the Heart of a Reformed Libertarian and a Parent

We do not hide our children in attics anymore, but we have perfected a far more sophisticated concealment — one built from embarrassment, comparison culture, and the quiet terror that our private suffering will be measured against the curated triumphs of others. The hiding now is digital, polite, and entirely respectable. It happens behind smiling profi…