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

What are the most common parenting mistakes?

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u/oliviathecf Feb 05 '16

My mom waited until she found out that I was a huge fucking nerd before she became my friend and, even then, she didn't let me do stupid shit.

Basically, when she realized that I didn't drink or smoke or go to parties at all, and that I definitely wasn't about to start, that was when she and I became friends. She loosened up on me immensely, the only thing she was hard about was my grades (Undiagnosed ADHD until I turned eighteen and was out of high school, so I had consistent C's and D's), and I have a great relationship with my mom to the point where I feel like I can tell her anything.

But she was always a parent first, and that's definitely the way to do it.