let's discuss sacred childhood, and the preservation of childhood intact as the child wishes it to be -

if you like, 500 words on the childhood room and how the concept of childhood is a space, physical room or otherwise. we as a society are so obsessed with the preservation of data - are we equally focused on preserving the space which allows children to develop themselves? or are they so heavily curated for adult use - they have monitor their own. disallowing children from social media access does solve a problem: but does it solve the problem of the predatory parents and adults in a commodified child's life? the answer of course is: it does not; in fact, it enhances the power imbalance. my children did not use social media until their early teens and my son was not allowed to post anything until basically high school graduation. they were, however, under my umbrella, and their personal unique identities guarded faithfully by me. without that - what would it look like.

my son has not lived in my house since he was 16. which is another story. his room is almost exactly how he left it, and whatever was moved is stored in his closet.

my daughter is 13 and still sleeps with me because: girls.

what is the balance between data and archiving, and what is the significance (intentional practice is difficult) of preserving space for a child to develop their own identity?

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