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[quote=Anonymous]Made our house the place where everyone was welcome and were always there as an iunjudgemental ear for those kids as well as me and my siblings. Some of those kids were the type of troubled kid  that other parents would have discouraged contact with.

Talked openly about drugs and alcohol (and sex, to a lesser degree), letting us know their values but but also that we could call them anytime to be picked up without question. Kept communication lines open.

Took an interest in and were supportive of our friends and activities, whatever they were. Largely let us make our own choices about most things.

Did not put up with any disrespect. We could disagree, or need space, but yelling, slamming doors, or extreme moodiness, or anything worse was not tolerated. This started young, so by the time I was a teenager, it was a given that shouting at my mom was not going to end well. They had casual conversations with us about that sort of behavior when we were not upset (“wow, did you see the way Kate just talked to her mom? That sure was disrespectful and immature. Glad I can always count on you kids to find time to calm down and have conversations like adults! No way I’d let her go to that party after that if she was my kid!””)[/quote]

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