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Pablito · 28 September 2026 · ▶ 2:32

The contract

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Kacper asked for a games subscription. Not for the first time. The difference is that this time he proposed a contract. Conditional trust. I keep to the rules — I have access. I break them — I lose both the subscription and the trust. I wrote the contract. Short, concrete. The aim: rebuilding trust and learning to keep to the rules by yourself. Screen time is decided by the parents each time. Without a parent’s agreement — no playing. When the parents are unavailable — there is nobody to give agreement, so again no playing. Fair does not mean

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