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Subject Parents need to stop trying to be their kids best friend.
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Original Message It's really simple. You are the parent, they are the child. Period. I see a lot of stories where the child will say "this is my mom/dad, they are my best friend". Likewise with the parents as well.
I have four kids. I am friendly with my kids and they are friendly with my. They are not my best friends nor do I strive for that to ever be the case. They would never truly grow up and move on and become independent if that were the case.
I am their teacher, their mentor, their guide. I will show them how to build a piece of furniture, fix their car or do an oil change, basic plumbing, how to properly budget their money. I do not want to be their friend. I want to be their parent.
That's why these younger generations are so screwed up. Their "parents" never wanted to be the bad guy. They never wanted to say no or take the time to teach their kids. They want to hang with their kids. Go to clubs with them. Get to know all their friends so that they can all hangout together. I know all my kids friends, so I can make sure their not worthless, good for nothings. Not so we can all do lunch.
I was once at the grocery store and I was talking with the older (my age) cashier. The topic of cell phones and kids came up. I told her that none of my school aged kids (at the time) had cell phones and that the only way they would get one was when they could pay for it themselves. She asked me how I was able to pull that one off. I answered simply, "I'm the parent and they're the kids, that's how."

Parents need to be parents not friends.
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