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I find being a parent is not always easy, mind you I wasn’t told it was! Where is the master handbook of parenting?
Sometimes I find there is truth in the saying you have to be ‘cruel to be kind’ ..well not perhaps ‘cruel’ but your child might perceive you as being that.
I hold the view that many teenagers in our western society are spoilt by their parents…
maybe to assuage their guilt sometimes …
maybe to make up for what they didn’t have as children…
maybe just becasue they can.
My belief is that this isn’t necessarily good for the teenager.
When I have to say no – when friend’s parents say ‘yes’ – it can look like I am being cruel, I don’t always feel good about it but I know it is ultimately beneficial.
real time living 