It’s kind of like how Uber drivers get shit for being less that like a 4.9 rating, right? There’s no room for nuance. Like giving someone a 4 for a trip basically means you want them to lose their job. Same kinda thing for games and all media really

someone who keeps them like a child should be, like a flame clutched in a palm, not a match struggling to stay lit on a cold night.

please let the kids have someone who doesn’t give a fuck if they get a B minus on an essay if it keeps them alive. please let these kids have someone who doesn’t call them a “pussy,” someone who lets them have green hair,

let these kids memorize the wrinkles in someone’s face, really remember how they talked,
how they shuffled a deck of cards, what they said when they stubbed a toe. let these kids have
someone they remember, someone they could write a poem about, someone who loves them enough to put them first.

let these kids know someone holding a laundry basket to their hips as they walk to the washer. let these kids have coats to shield them from the harsh wind. let these kids have pepperoni pizza birthday parties and let these kids know the touch of someone who loves them.