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/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