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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's definitely a victim mentality amongst 20 somethings. I see it with my siblings. I really think a lot of how my friends and I changed once we had kids. There's a lot of introspection when you have your own kids. You realize your parents were doing their best and how HARD it is to be parents.

[b]I also think a lot of parents confuse providing materially for their kids and providing emotionally. So many parents just say "I gave them food, shelter, toys" but miss the part about playing with your kids, sweet memories, not yelling, [/b]not being overly critical, unconditional love. [/quote]

This seems to be a male view - send in your paycheck, a magic fairy buys the food, makes meals, figure out the clothes for the season or activity, and then ship them off to school for the day.  Done! Easy peasy! [/quote]

I was thinking mostly of moms when I said it. Moms are held to a much higher standard. My MiL always talks about how her mom didn’t read books to her and didn’t play. But her dad didn’t either and it doesn’t upset her. [/quote]

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