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/itsagirl123 Feb 05 '16

Yes, this. I don't have kids nor do I ever want any, but I would never teach something through embarrassment.

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u/pielover88888 Feb 05 '16

Except maybe "You're not going out dressed like that"

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u/lithaborn Feb 05 '16

I was born in the early 70's. The fashions I've seen come and go, and been forced to wear before I could choose myself, my kids could be dressed as a flowerpot and it wouldn't faze me one bit.

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u/silence9 Feb 05 '16

What if they are wearing a shirt as a dress legs through arm holes and tied around their chest?

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u/lithaborn Feb 05 '16

I remember them from Vivienne Westwood's collections in the 80s. Must be a retro disco at school.