People Share Their Most Controversial Parenting Opinions

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Aug 14, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

One of the few things that everybody has in common is that we were all kids once. The way we were treated by our parents and caretakers has shaped our lives for better or worse. While it can get annoying for parents when childless people share their smug ideas about how parenting should work, both child-havers and the childfree are allowed to have their opinions on this thing that we have all experienced from at least one end.

Parenting is one of the toughest jobs out there, and it's inevitable that anyone who does it is going to make some mistakes. Naturally, this leads to other people sharing their point of view.

A recent Twitter thread has tackled this thorny topic, asking people to contribute their most unpopular opinions about parenting. Not all of these are easy things to hear, but many of them aren't wrong. No parent is perfect, that's for sure.

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    Brown - Phoenix Blvck @_Phoenixblvck Opinion about Parenting that would get you like this? Let's have them! Follow
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    Font - sarah @wetneptune 1d not offering your kids an ounce of guidance in this life, is wrong. forcing them to figure everything out on their own doesn't build character or create independence. it causes a lot of confusion & delayed progress in their life. it can also cause them to rely on the wrong people
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    Font - little mi @bigdybbukenergy. 2d i know this is just me being judgemental and i should mind my own business but i hate going to restaurants and seeing kids on ipads while they eat. i was never allowed devices at the table and it made me more curious about what i was eating and helped my conversation skills!
    via bigdybbukenergy
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    Font - Parenting Decolonized (she/... 12h If your child feels safe "talking back" to you, then you're doing an amazing job at parenting. ●
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    Head - Mikey/River/saph... Follow @groovy_donnie Hitting a kid as a form of discipline is one of the laziest ways to parent a child
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    Font - Kemi Marie (they... @kemimarie Subscribe the nuclear family model is destroying community parenting. it leaves parents overwhelmed & children without adequate emotional support. it's more beneficial to have more than 2 people to raise a child. a community of ppl you trust is more beneficial & it's ok to have that help.
    via kemimarie
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    Font - Apple @CandyFujiApple Follow You're a bad parent if you let toddlers and elementary school level kids have unrestricted access to the internet and to keep them occupied. Dare i say middle schoolers as well. Sticking a phone or tablet in front of a child's face is not good parenting
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    Facial expression - potatum @pot8um 19h When a child-free adult shares their experience and opinion on good/bad parenting, that experience is still valid. We were all kids once.
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    Font - Mari @Comic LoverMari - 20h . Never compare your kid to anyone as it could ruin their self-esteem and confidence
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    Font - JOLLY J @DynamoSuperX - 21h your kids are not obligated to meet and talk to your friends that knew them as a child. that shit is so uncomfortable and the conversations be awkward as hell. these people are basically strangers to us, and for some reason they get offended that you don't remember them.
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    Font - #ThreadBARBIE (sh... @ATMwithJacy Follow 1. A child making a mistake is not an opportunity to punish them - it's an opportunity to guide them. 2. Kids deserve to have boundaries & should be able to speak up for themselves. 3. Kids are not built-in slaves. Do it YOURSELF.
    via ATMwithJacy
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    Font - ulysses @o_li_si. 1d the reason why a lot of parents perceive the bare minimum (providing food, shelter, clothing, education, etc.) as if they're things kids should be grateful for is because we live in a flawed system where all of these things are /very/ difficult to obtain
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    Font - Simttt @WhoTFissim. 1d Sim+++ It's actually very unnecessary to tell your kids that they have to love/respect a family member no matter what they do/ say to them. You're just teaching them to have no boundaries and it'll show in their friendships and relationships later on
    via WhoTFissim
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    Organism - ULOMA @ulxma . 1d You cannot be a terrible partner to your spouse and a good parent. The fact that your children are witnesses to how bad you treat your spouse is already evidence of bad parenting.
    via ulxma
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    Font - Queen J @happilyMrsJ · 1d Providing food and shelter does not make you a good parent. You must also be present in their lives, get excited and live in the moments with them. Food and shelter are just the start. And please stop shoving it in their faces. They didn't ask to be here.
    via happilyMrsJ
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    Plant - Thabby @Thabby_Mabote.1d Providing adequately for a child is not a privilege the child should be grateful for. It's a parent's responsibility and the barest of bare minimum!!
    via Thabby_Mabote
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    Font - The Psychothera... @dedoyinajayi Your children are not your therapists. Stop trauma-dumping on them. Follow
    via dedoyinajayi
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    Product - Nosipho Makhakhe... @DrMakhakhe Follow If you want to teach your children to be able to say no and develop boundaries, they need to be able to say no to you first.
    via DrMakhakhe
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    Font - Happy Disability Wr... @HijaDe2Madre Follow Your children's disability isn't social media "content" for you to share
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    Hair - Felon Degeneres @_alyssssssac 11h: Just because you're ready to have a baby doesn't mean you're ready to be a parent
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    Smile - F BIG M @mihletshemese. 1d Keep your children off social media, creating an account & just posting your baby & baby content & having thousands of followers is so dangerous, you're creating content for predators.
    via mihletshemese
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    Human body - 4creationsake @4creationsake. 1d Making your kids fear you doesn't help it makes you end up alone when you get older
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    Organism - azi loves ash @luvscori. 1d parents punishing or shouting at their kids for making easy mistakes and then complaining when they dont try new things or push themselves out of their comfort zones is very ridiculous
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    Human body - nounnεu @Jazsarae • 1d A lot of our parents actually did not try their best & it should be admitted more often.
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    Font - Skylar - Borderpolar... @SundaySkylar 66 I don't know who taught previous generations that guilting your kids about how your life is so terrible in comparison, but this mentality really needs to be taken behind the shed and shot. Follow
    via SundaySkylar

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