13. Mr. Rogers could be your babysitter.
Sure, parents will leave their child in front of a TV screen while they get five minutes of peace and quiet, but they never feel great about it. However, there was one thing that made doing this feel just a little bit better in the ’80s: Fred Rogers.
No parent ever felt like they were doing a terrible job when they left their kid in the TV company of a man who would say things like, “The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.” Really, what did it matter if such a good life lesson was coming from a television screen?
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