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not adult cosplayers making entire threads blaming minors for being irresponsible when their parents fuck off and leave them alone instead of blaming the parents for LITERALLY NEGLECTING THEIR CHILDREN... THEYRE KIDS OF COURSE THEYRE IRRESPONSIBLE
seeing adults blame minors for getting into unsafe situations because of the behavior of other adults always blows my mind like its literally not the kids fault if the adults that are supposed to take care of them dont???
and if you AGREE TO CHAPERONE underage cosplayers then it becomes YOUR responsibility to be that person! idc if it ~ruins~ your con experience to have to play babysitter, you signed up for that! THEYRE CHILDREN. YOU CANT BE MAD WHEN THEY ASK YOU, THE ADULT IN CHARGE, FOR HELP
if youre not prepared to be responsible for kids then dont agree to do that! its that easy! ive been doing that since i turned eighteen bc i KNOW im not equipped to watch kids at a con all weekend- but i STILL manage to be responsible & compassionate when kids do ask for help
A LOT OF TIMES being responsible just means getting the kids safely to someone who is actually equipped to handle their situation! like. no one is demanding You Personally escort underage strangers around, you just??? find con staff or parents to help bc thats their job
like i saw someone complaining about how they had to step away from their weekend to find a lost kid they didnt know and like. if youre gonna COMPLAIN ABOUT DOING THAT you are NOT the person who should be looking for them! find someone safe to do it bc you clearly arent
like i have dealt with older teenagers being stupid at cons so many times and YES they make their own bad decisions but like? the fact theyre in a space where they can do that unsupervised is NOT the 17 year olds fault.
and i can guarantee you as someone who drank when i was underage and someone who has to discourage kids from drinking underage now, that alcohol did not spontaneously generate in a 15 y/os suitcase. 99% of the time a predatory adult gave them that shit
and yes im classing any adult who knowingly/willingly gives alcohol (or drugs) to minors as predatory, fuck yall for doing that. that includes giving it to your 19 y/o friends who are & #39;mature& #39; for their age. if youre 21+ it is your responsibility to keep that shit away from them
obvs its different if you do it on accident but yall STILL need to address how you ended up in a situation where you were able to accidentally give an underage kid a drink. we all know teens will lie about their age to get alcohol. you can card people! its not hard!
and if youre like & #39;oh well my adult friend who brought the teenager to my hotel room didnt tell me they were underage and didnt step in when they started drinking& #39; first of all WHY are you friends with that adult, second of all get that kid far the fuck away from them holy SHIT
& #39;but i dont want to ruin the fun& #39; if you cant have drink & have fun & also keep alcohol away from kids then YOU SHOULDNT BE DRINKING IN PLACES KIDS MIGHT BE. drink at home! drink at a 21+ bar! cons arent the only place you can drink. they are a mixed age space. act responsibly.
that means stepping in when you see other adults putting kids at risk. that means not allowing those adults in mixed age spaces if they continue that behavior. that means involving con staff/parents if neccessary. sometimes it means your friends thinking youre a hardass
