The context of the following conversation is There was a thunderstorm and Skylar's kids were scared. She made them hot chocolate and read them a story to ease their minds.:
Skylar says The kids were so scared in that storm. I had to make them some hot chocolate and tell them a story..
The friend responds That is nice. When I was a kid I just got told to be quiet and go to my room for crying about stuff like that..
Skylar responds Things were so different back in the day..
The friend responds I don't want the kids scarred like we were..