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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So having this debate with a friend.   Do you do the opposite of your parents?

My parents were pretty strict and put a lot of pressure. It worked well in terms of my “performance” (school, sports, music etc) but I was miserable. Now I’m parent and DH says I’m too flexible ; I’m the fun parent who  let her  pre-schooler eat ice cream for dinner.  As long as it isn’t too dangerous and within the range of acceptable- I’m cool with it. My DH is like “I thought you’d be bad cop. What happened?!”. I just can’t be that rigid...

My friend had absentee parents; she says she “basically raised herself”. She’s extremely strict with her kids now and pushes them to achievements/behavior that she views as ideal. Strict policies on food, activities, behavior and needs kid to be first - first potty trained, to read etc. Her perspective is that if you don’t push, they won’t achieve greatness later.  She’s got [b]Ivy’s [/b]picked out for her preschooler.

Did you do the same or opposite of your upbringing?

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Ivies. Guess your parents weren’t that strict at grammar.[/quote]

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