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I never want my kids to mess up and think “my mom is gonna kill me!”

I want their first thought to be “I need to call my mom.”

Parenting with fear isn’t parenting at all. It’s tolerating a child’s presence until they are old enough to mind themselves.

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curiosi · 61-69, F

Great to hear! My parents ruled with an iron fist instilling trembling fear in us. My brother still hasn't let it go. I vowed to make sure I did things differently. I knew what was going on in my child's life because she always kept me in the loop because she wasn't afraid of me.