[idinnoaname]

You’re not wrong, but do consider that while real life is, well, real. Part of a parents job is to prepare the kid for the real world, but also (maybe more importantly) provide this child with the tools to create the world they would like to exist in (which starts with the parents of course). I’m not saying it’s always possible, but i think its something a lot of parents consider.

Real life for me consists of very little time for friends, nature, or my community (if it wasn’t obvious my life is pmuch my family and my job), yet while my children will inevitably learn through my actions, I can try to use my words to express to them that there is another form of existence possible where they have time for those things I don’t.

Parenting can also a pretty fun exercise on cognitive dissonance at times... :)