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| Im wondering if my way of parenting was wrong.ive always been honoest with my teen.i never sugar coated anything.what she asks She gets a honest answer even if its brutal.ive always felt like i want my kids to know the real truth.im just wondering if that wrong |
| Posted by amanda on 11/09/2008 06:52 PM
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I believe honesty is the best policy. I am the same with my daughter in any and all topics. I want her to be honest with me and I give her the same.
Of course there will be times when your child is so honest with you that your feelings may be bruised. |
| posted by Luashawnna on 11/10/2008 03:04 PM
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Hi amanda
I hear your frustration. I am the same with my daughter, but
since I am honest with her, I find her trying to mother me or
she just totally ignores me at times when I am serious with her and need her to do something. She does not budge.
Then I feel stuck. I do not believe you are wrong.
Why should they see life through rose tinted glasses?
that is not reality. |
| posted by Carolyn on 11/12/2008 04:58 PM
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I believe too that you should be honest and truthful with your kids. I do also, but there is also telling them too much. If there is a question they ask, you should always weight if they really need to know the truth. If not, then tell them that, don't lie or try to change the subject, just tell them, right now is not the time to discuss that, or I don't think you should know that right now.
I used to tell my daughter everything, my personal, my finances, because I had no one else to talk to. But then she began to get stressed over it, and it effected her at school and socially. I learned that lesson, so if I am stressed about that, I just tell her that is something I have to take care of myself and she doesn't need to know. |
| posted by Nicole on 11/20/2008 08:33 AM
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Honesty is the best policy. Sometimes my honesty gets me in trouble, because I am brutally honest.
We have a great relationship, and he always asks for advice. He is a great kid, and I am glad he is in our lives. |
| posted by esther on 11/23/2008 02:09 AM
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