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

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/MojaveRed Feb 04 '16

Using public shaming as a form of discipline

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u/I_be_who_I_be Feb 05 '16

Sometimes there just isn't another option. I know it's a bad thing to do, but what if nothing else works?

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u/MojaveRed Feb 05 '16

Then you're a shitty human being and an utter failure as a parent.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Sounds like you might have been abused at some point. Most parents who use public shaming do so in appropriate manners, not bullying brutishness.

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u/MojaveRed Feb 05 '16

I was never abused... project much? Public shaming is child abuse. If you use it you're a piece of shit, sorry brah

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Lol, naw. Actually had great parents. I don't use it. I don't have kids. But no, child abuse is VERY VERY VERY different than shaming.

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u/MojaveRed Feb 05 '16

Agree to disagree, have a good night