Tears are not an entitlement. From el gato malo at boriquagato.substack.com:
“must be this tall to ride” is the sign we all remember from amusement parks as kids. it was the bane of littledom, the thing that kept you off the cool rides, and the thing you were overjoyed to grow past taking your long coveted place on spinners and roller coasters with the big kids.
but there was another rule as well, a rule to protect the fun kids from the wussie kids and keep the world running as it should. that rule was this:
when you really break it down, this rule is a rights structure and a good one.
you’re tall enough to ride so you can come on this ride. but this ride may scare some people, so make your choice wisely. if you have a tantrum mid spin and freak out, no one will stop the ride for you. it’s not everyone else’s problem, it’s yours. it’s on you and you’ll just have to suffer through it.
