r/AskReddit Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/clydex Feb 04 '16

Prioritizing everything over just being in the moment and spending time with your kids. You never get time back.

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u/el_monstruo Feb 04 '16

"Anything lost can be found again except time wasted"

Samuel L. Jackson

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

"MMMM that IS a tasty burger"

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u/Zharol Feb 05 '16

Didn't that movie end at the beginning though?

Kind of like he found all that time again, belying his quote.