I still get asked how my day has been by my parents and I work in an office.

Agreed on that front, but what are some better questions to get your kid to talk about their day? Mine's still in kindergarten so I can of course ask things like "what did you do today?" and "did you have fun?" since it's not all boring-ass studying, but a few more years and it'll be school.

Things I thought up on the spot right now:

• Did you learn anything new today? (Alternatively: What did you learn today)

• Do you have any homework for tomorrow? (I'll be able to check this online and I think these days it's an app and you even get push notifications if you don't trust your kid, but I'm of the opinion that talking about things is more important than the information itself)

• Are you hungry?

• What did you like/dislike about today?

But I'm sure there are better ones

Altman's kid was born last year (surrogacy since he can't really reproduce with his husband). I would like to think they haven't completely fucked up their kid like that yet.

He only said it was an interesting use case he'd heard of from someone, seriously hope it was marketing fluff and not something he's planning on doing for real or that anyone is doing for real for that matter. But who the fuck knows.

Dystopic artists used to just notice trends but now I think they've accidentally given the rich new ideas on how to be evil.

Timmy, with bloodshot eyes and a twitching shoulder: but they are out to get me

Fun fact: zero impact on mistakes.

Teenage me is like 7 dimensions ahead of you. Would've just said "I don't know" for both. IMO you should talk yo your kids about things they want to talk with you about. I never liked taking about school but whenever mum and dad asked me about what I was thinkering with on my car I had a lot more to say

Ask them how lunch was. Kids wanna talk about play, not maths.

Is direct parental oversight something schools allow these days? I know kids aren't always thrilled to present their parents with a report card, but that sounds like a totally different kind of nightmare. There's other ways to engage with your kids' learning struggles than a live dashboard of their assignment marks.

Also for the love of God, set up an “observer” account in canvas or whatever your school uses. Have some knowledge of what grades your kids are getting.

I don't think that's even optional anymore in my country, it's been over a decade since I graduated high school and my mom had access starting early middle school. It's how teachers (usually the class teacher, not specific subject teachers) communicate with parents too, nobody wants to send emails or make phone calls.

It's like that person who posted about using chatGPT in his head.

Well the username is "Claude Vibe Coder" and the profile picture seems to be Gilfoyle from Silicon Valley, I don't think that's a serious account

I'm sorry that happened to you. I hope you have more supportive people in your life now.

Every time I have to communicate directly with c-levels or VPs about a project I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. It's like they spend all day on LinkedIn figuring out new ways to overcomplicate language and jerking each other off about it.

What do they think happens at school?

A lot of social interaction. Personally, I don't give a shit what kind of math or whatever other subject my kids are learning unless they want my help with it. The school part of the question is largely irrelevant. That just happens to be where you were all day. It's a conversation starter akin to "how was your day?"

This is a modern interview tactic. It's a lot harder to lie when you have to weave tale after tale. So it can catch people who fabricate their resumes.

I hate those "tell me about a time you were in conflict, and how did you resolve it"

"Well this one time my boss was been an arse, and I resolved it by looking for a new job" what do you want me to say, they act as if employees have agency, you do what your told, or you stand your ground and quit. Have you ever worked in a office Karen from HR?