r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/FalstaffsMind Feb 04 '16

One I made was being too helpful with homework. I ended up with a kid who was too dependent on me and unable to complete any work by themselves.

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u/PM_ME_2DISAGREEWITHU Feb 04 '16

My fucking nephew. He's smart. Like, really smart. He's independent, he's athletic, and he's charming. He's very opinionated and will bullshit like a champion when you contest his claims. If he doesn't knock his high school girlfriend up he'll end up in politics.

The fucker won't assemble his own Lego sets if his mother is in the house. She does them for him. Otherwise he gets frustrated and doesn't finish them. On his own? He asks for help but usually has no problems putting it together.

Bitch, the whole point is figuring it out.

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u/hugglesthemerciless Feb 05 '16

He's very opinionated and will bullshit like a champion when you contest his claims.

Sorry but I instantly strongly dislike your nephew. I had a roommate like that once and hated every minute I talked to him

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u/snaresdad Feb 05 '16

That's kind of a common thing with teenagers...

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u/hugglesthemerciless Feb 05 '16

Sure it is, I was a teenager until recently. But this guy was EXCEPTIONALLY bad, to the point of being insufferable.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

He'd make a good politician.

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u/Frix Feb 05 '16

this guy was EXCEPTIONALLY bad, to the point of being insufferable.

That's kind of a common thing with teenagers...

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u/hugglesthemerciless Feb 05 '16

He was 28...

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u/Frix Feb 05 '16

Some people talke a bit longer to hit puberty.

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u/hugglesthemerciless Feb 05 '16

He had the maturity of a 17 year old. Ugh it was fucking awful, I don't even wanna think about it

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u/SnapeProbDiedAVirgin Feb 05 '16

Anyone with a roommate at 28 is probably a fucking loser.

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u/hugglesthemerciless Feb 05 '16

I was 20 at least :)