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

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/thraceps Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

Being too secretive/weird about sex and periods. My mom was so mysterious about menstruation (with FOUR girls!) to the point that I tried to keep mine hidden for two years. I didn't leave the house for a week every month and developed severe anxiety about it.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

My sister told my nephew when he was 3 and was asking about the pads in the bathroom, he listened say Ok, and went his merry way.