"........I appreciate your response. However, I don't run my home as a dictatorship. My kids contribute as much, if not more, than some of the adults who live here and they are treated equally. We're also in the middle of a remodel. So, the only bedrooms atm are the children's. And, I'd never lock something in a "cage" and keep the key on my person just to keep access away from my kids- who are humans and just as important as any other member of our household........"
Thank you. If you are implying my post, I was not implying that you ought to run your household like a dictatorship, prison, or the like. I am probably much older than you are as your children are far younger than mine would have been if they were around. This was the overall generational experience that I grew up in. Children were not so important in those days as far as granting basic human rights to goes. It is far different now in the middle/upper class homes go (poorer homes are still somewhat more slower to adopt these newer ways).
Since this is a temporary situation, it would seem that the problem will probably resolve itself when the project is completed with little or no input from the adults. At least let's hope so. With the new technology, it seems that it is more individualized and self involved. I find that the concept of sharing is somewhat harder to grasp than earlier generations. Perhaps this is the underlying issue here to ponder and think about. I am wondering if motion picture theaters, sports events, even sitting in front of a computer screen in smaller/larger groups will continue in the future. But the great Internet access divide still separates groups from one another. Streaming is simply another diversion people turn to when nothing else in their lives works for them.
As far as cages (not intended as an actual cage-more of a description of a restraint or restricted access) goes, I was simply describing the sort of product that people, in the shall we say,, more poorer areas in my huge urban center protect both themselves and their valuables in various ways from bars on windows and doors to fences surrounding houses like prison yards complete with huge padlocks & chains attached to it. it is simply a fact of life here. Not ideal one, but still a reality. A reality that still works quite well when people don't pay attention to how they conduct themselves and take what is not their's/without owner's permission.
And sadly, works very well here. Even in the better areas, people stay at home now with their streaming devices and other flashy tech toys, with the doors and windows always physically locked with heavy deadbolts. And many have Home Security signs proudly displayed for all to see. I personally don't see much difference between my own neighborhood and the "better" ones anymore. Except for fancier cars.
