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[quote=Anonymous]This thread is funny.  I'm wondering how old all of your parents were when this stuff was happening.  I'm 48 and my parents were 22 and 25 when I was born.  Some of the things they did were just things that all parents did: spanked with wooden spoon, pick your own switch, latchkey from 8 on... I would leave the house early in the morning on my bike and be gone all day (back when the street lights came on).  If my mother had to come looking for me when it was dark, I knew that I was going to get it.

My father smoked like a chimney; in the house.  So did both grandmothers, aunts, friend's parents, etc...  I'm definitely a different parent then my parents were but I'm a product of the times and how they've changed.  Sure... some of the stuff may seem abusive now but back then there wasn't so much interference into how people raised children and there wasn't an entire industry devoted to "sleep training" "WPPSI scores" "raising children who are competitive, etc...".

I don't spank my children and we have more conversations and I am way more engaged but I think that's all because EVERYONE has grown and evolved and learned... I attribute it to TV programming, news cycles, social circles, feminism, everything...

Stop blaming your parents for screwing up your life (or making you depressed or making you resentful) and just be grateful that you learned from it and are making different choices with your children.[/quote]

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