@mekkaokereke There's a strong undercurrent of terror at their children being real people with independent minds and bodies among conservatives. It manifests here with the book bans, as well as all that grim legislation on parental notification with queer kids, outright transition bans, creepy sex education requirements, anti-vaxxing... the list goes on and on and all of it can be traced to fear of their children choosing to cut them off.
And it's funny because their kids absolutely WILL