[thunky]

> But you didn't say that. You just said I didn't know what 'indulge' means.

Right. My objection was that you projected a negative meaning, which in my view was not demanded by the author. I could be wrong about what the author meant, but I didn't pick up any hint of "incredible weight the attitude of the writer puts on kids". So yes from my perspective that suggested that you probably didn't know the meaning of the word or didn't consider that there was another way to interpret it.

> Although I'm sure the irony of your final quip has escaped you

No, that was the point. The word can be used more than one way.

> Out of curiosity, do you think this is a geo-cultural difference?

Definitely could be. I'm from the US.