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These threads kill me. “I have a toddler and now realize I am such a better parent than my imperfect parents who raised me, sheltered me, fed me, educated me, etc.”

Abuse= habitual cruelty. Cruelty = callous indifference to causing suffering in another person.

Be respectful of your own parents. If they didn’t have the positive parenting resources that are so popular today, cut them a break. Or your kids will absorb your judgmental habits. End rant. [/quote]

I agree that people should not be too judgmental and realize that most parents really did do their best in raising them, despite obviously making mistakes. Still, it’s not wrong to acknowledge and identify things your parents did wrong and try to improve your parenting as a result of that. That’s what this thread is about, I think: not blaming parents (except the abusive, negligent ones of course) but about realizing ways to be a better parent than your parents were...if your parents truly were good parents, then they would hope and wish for their adult kids to turn into better parents than the previous generation.[/quote]

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