Parenting, moves, backfired

by Perfesser

Question by anonymous: What parenting moves have backfired on you?

For instance, when I was 15 I wanted to wear thongs so my panty line wouldn't show. Everyone at school would make fun of you if it showed. My parents wouldn't let me have thongs so I started not wearing any underwear to school. One day my skirt flew up and I had no underwear on and all the boys saw and the school called my mom about it. She took me to buy thongs that day. Now I am a mom and am curious about other parenting moves that could backfire.




Best answer:

Answer by Stop being so freaking grumpy
All of them!

lol.

Parenting is a battlefield, no one has any clue, just a good idea.

I have always taught my son to be secure in himself and his surroundings, and to not have fear of pain or hurting himself... now he's 22 months, fearless about throwing himself off furniture and tables (blood is cool mom!), and as independent as anything... not a total backfire, but its not the exact thing I was shooting for.

What counts is that we see the mistake and correct it. Like buying thongs once the necessity was discovered :)

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