Parenting/Family issues Mega Thread

If your relationship with your child becomes transactional, and they have reduced conversations with you to absolute minimum, you probably did one or more of these four things:

a) you called their interests/hobbies stupid and a waste of money while putting your own on a pedestal,

b) you rarely ever initiate a conversation that isn’t about their academics, chores, or your kids helping you out with errands. your kids won’t want to include you in their lives if all you want to do is give out orders.

c) you can never admit your own culpability in a situation and always make excuses or divert blame when people are upset with you,

d) you are an aggressive, angry type of helicopter parent.

/r/unpopularopinion Thread