[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36911091]

The way I explain this is, “my job is not to protect my kids from harm, it’s to protect them from irreparable harm.”

I’ve had this instinct whenever my kids are on the jungle gym to say, “slow down!” “That’s too high!” etc. but I usually catch myself and think, “if they fall is it a cry or a hospital visit?”