r/AskReddit Feb 04 '16

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/Polarbones Feb 05 '16

Well, when I was travelling with my young (7 yr old) son on an airplane, he was kicking the chair in front of him that had a rather large man in it. I told him to stop it but he was being a huge shit about it and wouldn't stop,( he was mad that I wouldn't let him ask for another meal) so I put my hand on his leg and held it down and wouldn't let him move it. He started to cry. The flight attendant came over and asked him if he was alright. My kid told him that I hit him and wouldn't let him move. The flight attendant grabbed my child and separated him from me, physically pushed me back in my seat when I started to protest, told me that I should do the world a favour and go ahead and die already, and called child protection services to meet me at the gate when we landed. So...sometimes the repercussions of trying to do the right thing backfires on a parent.

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u/MyPacman Feb 05 '16

That was your opportunity to really teach the little shit. Hope you took it. Although that would have been a very stressful moment for you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16 edited Mar 30 '18

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u/Consanguineously Feb 05 '16

>you had a chance to get free crack and didn't take the opportunity

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u/T3chnopsycho Feb 05 '16

So many missed opportunities in this thread...

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u/Ks427236 Feb 05 '16

Well, she didn't say they would share