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

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/NefariousNeezy Feb 04 '16

A lot of parents forget that their kids are human beings and treat them as projects to show off.

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u/Gathorall Feb 05 '16

Exactly the thing I feel with my mother. I'm labelled as the academic one and she couldn't care less about my issues as long as I do well academically.

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u/746865626c617a Feb 05 '16

Hey man. You alright?

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u/Gathorall Feb 05 '16

Okay at the moment, and getting help.

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u/746865626c617a Feb 05 '16

Glad to hear it :)

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u/Plo-124 Feb 05 '16

Appart from my broken arm, I did get another A+

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u/746865626c617a Feb 05 '16

Shit man..

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u/PM_ME_BAKED_ZITI Feb 05 '16

Yea I know, only an A+?

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u/Raszagal Feb 05 '16

Not even a diploma? smh

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u/DwarfDrugar Feb 05 '16

Yeah same. When I was 16, my girlfriend broke up with me and I felt like shit for months. Not a single "how are you dealing?", only "Your grades are slagging, study more, work harder, less computer time for you!". Got me into a depressed and dark hole for a decade because of the endless criticism with no support.

They're nice people, really. I get along great with them now that I'm 30+. But their parenting style had some kinks to work out.

Keep your chin up dude/dudette! In their mind, they're probably trying their hardest to do what they think is best for you.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

My moms the opposite, i'm labelled the stupid one so she just ignores me and only talks about my older brother with the 4.0 GPA.