I was in 5th grade when my dad told me about the Nuremberg trials and the subsequent Milgram experiments.

Edit Wtf you sick perverts, I was talking about when your parents talk to you about authority bias and how you need to be suspicious of power structures that tell you to do things that you would normally consider horrible acts.

Jesus you can’t talk about Nazis without someone dragging out Sex Ed these days smh

    • The Assman@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      3 months ago

      For me it was the body book at the book fair. I learned what the outside and the inside of a boob looked like that day.

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.caEnglish
    11·
    3 months ago

    First girlfriend. Was 16 or so. Was coming home from seeing her, walking through the garage with a big dumb smile on my face.

    My dad, without even turning to look at me just says;

    “Don’t be bringin’ no babies home.”

    And that, as they say, was that.

  • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
    9·
    3 months ago

    Dad? What’s a dad? Jokes aside, I was educated by the internet … I wouldn’t really trust my parents with any of that information.

  • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Never.

    My parents at the time were religious conservatives, and authority was expected to be followed. He did say that members of their religious organization had served as Nazis, because they had been drafted by their government, and that it was morally correct for them to have served their country, just as it was morally correct for American members of their church to also serve their country, and for both of these people to try their level best to kill each other at the behest of their respective countries. “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s.”

    It wasn’t until I had a nervous breakdown in my very early 20s–due in large part to the extreme cognitive dissonance caused by membership in that religious organization–that I started to seriously question authority.

    • meep_launcher@lemm.eeOP
      6·
      3 months ago

      A) thank you for completing the assignment

      B) man that’s rough. That “leaving the cave” moment is something I think (hope) most everyone has sometime in their 20s. It sucks because it hurts, it’s ugly, and at the very least puts strain on our most important relationships. Sometimes it breaks the relationship and we need to find new ones but that is absolutely painful too.

      I hope in your introspection you’ve seen the ways you’ve grown and recognize where the boundaries are to forgive yourself and others, and know what ties were better off cut.

      I’ve been in similar situations and honestly it’s made me more empathetic and patient for anyone I see who seems to be off the path of being empathetic and patient. I hope when you run into someone who is in your footsteps that you treat them how you wish you were treated. ❤️

      • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
        3·
        3 months ago

        Sometimes it breaks the relationship

        My parents and I had a very strained relationship for a long time. It took them a long time to accept that I had not only left their religion, but had converted to Satanism (the atheistic version). Interestingly, Trump in '16 broke a certain amount of their social conservatism, and may have turned them off to Republican governance entirely, because they saw–for the first time–just how awful the political party they believed in had become. They’re old–both in their 80s–but they’re finally starting to ask some of the fundamental questions about following authority for themselves.

        recognize where the boundaries are to forgive yourself and others

        That’s the tough one, isn’t it? I know that when I was a believer, I said and did some pretty awful shit to other people, shit they absolutely didn’t deserve, because my entire worldview was warped. Sure, it wasn’t my fault I was raised that way, and sure, it’s hard to really question the foundation of your upbringing, but at the same time, I caused real harms even though I didn’t intend to. You can’t change the past; the best you can do it apologize where you can, and try to do better in the future.

        treat them how you wish you were treated.

        I try. And still, even 30 years later, in the heat of them moment, it’s hard to be empathetic. It takes a degree of mindfulness that’s hard. I continue to work on it.

  • wirelesswire@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I grew up in a conservative christian household. “The talk” basically amounted to “Keep it in your pants until you’re married. You can figure things out then.”

  • Mothra@mander.xyz
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    3 months ago

    Never my parents gave me any talks either for power structures or sex. Both topics were already included organically in my upbringing; they only increased in complexity as I grew up.

  • L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works
    2·
    3 months ago

    Quantum mechanics and all variations of analytical calculus were banned in my house growing up. I had to discover these things on my own by questioning the reality I experience with the errors in classical calculations I had been taught to make.

  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    My mom was taking undergrad classes when I was in highschool. She thought it was interesting, and we discussed it.

  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    Preface: answering the question as you’d expect. OP needs to learn to just say what they mean rather than talk around it and have people guess on the body.

    My mom never did, but was open about it. Although visibly uncomfortable and lacked a lot of basic knowledge, she did her best to be neutral and open.

    My dad got brain damage when I was young and sprouted bull#### on almost every subject.

    At school we had decent sex ed, even if some teachers struggled a bit to keep the class calm. Eventually my interest peaked as it always does: I found a professional online that talks about the subject and followed their explanations and talks, as well as others and other publications.